I was concerned about this seal. According to Suzuki microfiches online which show every assembly the seal is included with every 2014 and newer DR650.
That's great to know .. this came on to my radar and I have 2016 DR I had done all the other critical mods but hadn't seen this issue yet thank for that info .. saved me time searching this .. because my "da" would not have just gone and just looked at it on the bike before spending all day trying to find out I didn't need to do this fix
I just had that seal come loose on one side and oil was pouring out. If it had gotten on the back tire it could have been very dangerous! I just ordered the retainer to make sure that didn't happen in the middle of nowhere!
Be careful .... the 3 sprocket bolts only take 5ft-lb of torque. I EASILY snapped one off in my sprocket today and have to buy a new set of bolts and probably a sprocket too. You'd think these bolts could handle some torque but I broke one off in the sprocket without hardly trying.
+Mothership hello my friend, last Friday finally received the retainer, it take long time to arrive from Japan, since Suzuki introduce the DR 650 in Mexico in 2013, every brand new DR have the retainer already, not the case for older DR brought from USA, but doesn't matter, the seal it is still on since the second and happily last time it popped out.... I paid $103 Mexican pesos (less than $6USD), is very cheap, and it will save me a lot of problems and money. Keep on going with the DR videos!!!! Greetings
+en2llantas y mas Thanks for the update. US$6 sounds way cheaper than what I paid. Unfortunately I traded the mighty DR for the GSX [Mothership] so until I get another one there won't be any more DR Videos. Ride safe my Mexican friend.
thanks for the awesome heads up/how-to vid ..Can someone gove me lil mire inference on this? How likely is this needed and is it on high mileage or can it happen randomly any time? thanks
It does. I cannot remember the year but Suzuki put them on as standard because there was a problem. If you have a later model it will probably have one fitted. Ride safe mate.
I personally don't think it's necessary but no harm in putting a dab on. If you do, use the Blue stuff, not the Red. Thanks for watching and commenting - ride safe.
Thank you .. I live in a small town: "brooms", rio de janeiro, Brazil, not here in the store. I would like to buy on the internet, ... on eBay it does not have ... I do not know stores outside Brazil that I send to my house.
No sorry. I've sold the mighty DR and the packaging is long gone. It's standard on later model DR's so your local dealer should have it or you could google it. Ride safe.
Hardly stupid if Suzuki included this inherent design to prevent the seal from dislodging ... hence the name "retainer" ... replacing the seal is not going to help unless it has already blown out & the retainer is still needed as an insurance against it happening again ... it can be caused by using an incorrect oil viscosity & or the transmission creating internal pressure caused by blocked passage way ...
@@jaytubin5444 The retainer is to stop the entire seal blowing out & dumping all your oil ... not to stop it leaking ... if it's leaking then you have issues as I've explained ... incorrect seal fitment etc ...
@@jaytubin5444 It could be the surface to which the seal face seats to the metal ... leaving scratch marks in the metal face from removing the initial seal if done incorrectly ... some use a sealant which is not recommended as the both surfaces need to be bone dry & free of oil & grit etc & fitted dry ... therein lies the potential to damage the metal face while removing ... build up of dirt over time can eat the seal away ... using pressure cleaners cause more problems by forcing grit into areas where you don't want it ... oil can pressurise in the transmission & the seal becomes the weakest point to release if unable to vent ... enter the need for a retainer ... but the retainer in this instance becomes a band aid & not a cure ...
