Hi all,

I have been doing some searching but I am running out of time - I have a big ride this weekend and may need to order some parts. I recently changed the oil and started the loctite fixes on an '09 SM and found a few small items missing from the dealership's 600 mile service and performance flywheel installation.

When I removed the oil filter - no o-ring behind the filter! I was pretty careful and even dredged my oil catch pan looking for it encase I dropped it. Couldn't find it anywhere. I contacted the dealership and they don't have them in stock. They said that it was a 13.9mm ID and a 1.9mm thickness. I went to my local hardware store and bought a few 1/2" ID, 11/16" OD, 3/32" thick o-rings for $0.25 each. Would these be close enough? At least for a 1 day ride?

The next problem I found when I took off the stator cover to do the loctite fixes. The gear to the top right of the flywheel did not have a circlip to hold it on the shaft. It is possible that this popped off when I removed the cover, but I didn't see or hear anything suspicious when the cover came off, so I suspect it happened when the dealership installed the lightweight flywheel. I have put over 1000mi on the bike since then and the gear looks fine, no visible wear. I picked up a couple of stainless steel circlips at the hardware store hoping one will fit . . . Can anyone tell me the correct size for this circlip? Will it do some serious damage if I don't have it on for a 1 day ride? I seems to be pretty well retained by the stator cover . . . but I don't want to strip out the gear around the flywheel. Advice?

I have been meaning to buy a shop manual - now I am going to order one this week. I have 2 days left to make repairs - can anyone point me in the right direction on safe, short-term fixes for these issues?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Cheers,
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So, during the time I was researching and writing this post, someone else posted the question about the oil filter O-ring. Looks like I am ok with the 1/2" ones I bought at the hardware store.

Now that only leaves the question about the gear to the top right of the flywheel . . .

Thanks again!

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No, the circlip on the inside is still intact, it just looked like there was a groove where a second circlip would go. There is one washer that is on the outside where I would expect a circlip to be. I am assuming that the shim you are referring to is basically a thin washer . . .

I wish I had the service manual, it would have given me all the info I needed.

So, it sounds like I am okay for this weekend? Even if I only have 1 shim?

Thanks for the response Eddie!

On further consideration of what you said, it sounds like there is supposed to be a shim on each side of the circlip and nothing on the outside . . . in that case, it may have just been put on backwards one shim on the outside of the gear instead of next to the circlip. If this is indeed the case, then I can put it back in the right order tomorrow after work.

Thanks again!

Excellent, I can get that sorted out in no time.

Thanks again for all the support you give the TT community Eddie. Hopefully no more stupid questions from me once I get the shop manual . . .

Take care,
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