my kickstand is leaking oil.

[Privateer]

well not really.
But I do have an oil leak somewhere which when parked seems to run down the kickstand.

It's very odd tho.. it didn't leak at all over the weekend  I commuted on my bike friday, got home, threw a piece of cardboard under the bike to see if it leaked, not a drop from friday to sunday morning.  I went and got gas today before meeting someone, rode about 10 mins on city streets, got to my meeting.  parked.  stood around for 10 mins, and blam, leaking oil.  Not a lot, but enough that it dripped out in 3 nickel-sized spots, also near the kickstand area.  Also there was oil on the bottom of the engine case

Road all morning, got home.  It dropped one little drop of oil after sitting for an hour.  And there's no oil on the engine case now.

I thought maybe it was just OEM chain grease heating up and liquifying, but it definitely has the feel and consistency of motor oil.

So anyway, any good way to track down an oil leak that seems to be intermittent?

[ducpainter]

Mine does that when the slave leaks.

Easiest way to track down any fluid leak is with aerosol foot powder.

Clean with detergent and water. Let dry, and cover with the powder. The source of the leak should be evident, or at least you can eliminate sources.

[ID_DUC_MON]

Mine does that when the slave leaks.

That is my vote...Mine did the same. At least it is cheap fix. Slave rebuild kit was like 15 bucks from my local Duc dealer.

[BK_856er]

I had a small oil leak running down the kickstand and some new clutch pushrod o-rings fixed it right up.

BK

[Slide Panda]

I too had what I thought was an oil leak right there that was the slave instead. Either way, oil or brake fluid, DPs suggestion should let you pin it down.

[rule62]

I had a small oil leak running down the kickstand and some new clutch pushrod o-rings fixed it right up.

BK

+1

[Duck-Stew]

Most common fault is the clutch push rod O-rings as listed above but I have seen the transmission output shaft seal start leaking with similar results.

[NorDog]

I always thought the "kickstand oil leak" problem reakkt came from a bad turn signal fluid seal.

[Rob Hilding]

I always thought the "kickstand oil leak" problem reakkt came from a bad turn signal fluid seal.

Stu told me it was from overpacked muffler bearings

[NorDog]

Stu told me it was from overpacked muffler bearings

Yeah, but only if you have a worn Knudsen Kneutson valve.

[Rob Hilding]

Yeah, but only if you have a worn Knudsen valve.

He forgot to tell me that - must be proprietary info - those experts don't want us hacks to know everything

As another helpful suggestion - you might try a wrist band on the kick stand - I prefer Adidas

[He Man]

go for a child size. the adult sizes dont fit too well.

[NorDog]

If you can't find a child size, you can always secure it with an adjustable power band.

All of these great products are available from Kale Auto at...

kalecoauto.com

[Privateer]

Thanks for the responses.

I'll eliminate the o-rings as the cause first and hope it's not the output shaft.

If it's the o-rings, would that present itself as oil coming out near the clutch slave?  Is there anything else I should replace while I have it all apart?

I have the desmotimes book.  It seems pretty straight forward to remove/replace.  Anything I should look out for?  How many difficulty wrenches would it be?  (1 wrench, easy.  5 wrenches, leave it to a pro)

[He Man]

actually, it isnt oil. thats one of the first things you need to make sure off.

ITs dirty clutch fluid that leaks out and looks like oil. chances are the stains on your engine are not removable without some heavy duty stuff like 100% pure stem cell based cleaner.

If you remove your slave clutch (just take the 3 bolts off) you can look inside of it and see the orings. it should be the ones that are cloest to your body as your looking into it.

Honestly, just replace it with an aftermarket one. they are cheap these days and always on sale if you buy the not so well known brand ones ( honestly they all seem to be high quality copy cats of the original 2, yoyo and evo since its hard to deviate from their design.)