Hola, inserto a continuacion un ladrillete que inserté en la pagina americana f650 sobre un fallo en bomba que repare yo mismo.
Saludos
Hi all,
As I wrote in other post, days ago i noticed water through the weephole (at the beginning I tought that could be a casting problem :? ). I had to make the decission of doing it by myself or taking my bike to a bmw dealer paying more than 80 Euro/Hour, what I did not like at all.
I recognise that thanks to the contribution of so many f650 users around the world, via FAQ section, finally i decided to go through and doing it by myself; print-out the entire related FAQ and let's go for it.
Checking the list of tools required, lots of newspaper for waste, some old tank for oil/water waste, replacing beer, and many many crossing fingers (i use to rush myself a little bit too much and this is no good for this kind of operations, even more when it is the first time...).
My experience and conclussions:
1) Checking the thermostat: If you disassemble it, it could be difficult to fit it in again mainly due to the o-ring room is really tight.
I made a PVC 38mm cylinder spacer in order to use a manual clamp and to do the effort axially not damaging the radiator. Here's the pic:
2) Opinion about the waterpump system:
- ROLLING SUPPORT SYSTEM: I don't like a steel shaft turning at high speed with only aluminum housing, in both internal and intermediate cases.
I would have preferred synthered bearings rather than directly the aluminum engine housing!
- QUALITY OF SHAFT: For me it is OK
- SEALINGS: Both sealings are similar (same part), and i do not know if they are suitable for sealing oil (pretty sure yes) and water (pretty sure NO!)
Housing space for both sealings is 15.3 mm and shoulder-shoulder thickness of both sealings is the same:
Seals housing:
Then, no free space for weeping hole access from the inner side; I think that when water comes out drop by drop it is due to the water pressure trying to find any way to come out, but there is no direct access to the shaft through the weeping hole.
I measured with a thin element as indicated in FQA and I measured 29 mm; not possible to touch the shaft (also, it is not radial to the shaft but tangential...)
3) Analisys of the parts:
- The shaft is OK in oil side contact area (good lubrication), and NG (not good) in water side; it is heavily marked, I think that due to no lubrication --> higher lip temperature --> local hardness --> wear of the shaft:
- Sealing oil side I think it is OK; diameter was 9,78 mm (taking into account that measuring rubber hole with a caliper is not truly accurate :mrgreen: :
You see that the aspect of rubber is healthy and good colour :mrgreen:
- Sealing water side it is clearly NG; diameter was 10,12 mm (same note as above :mrgreen: ); I could clearly see the light b'ween the sealing and the shaft; definitively bad part; I also noticed, even being the same part as the oil side, that the rubber was like over heated and something like "blowed-up"; also, the aspect of the rubber aditives such like talcum powder was more present than in the oil-side one:
You see that rubber looks like being blown and expanded ... hard life for it
4) Conclussions:
- I am looking for sealings in different material for both sides water/oil; I have found some alternative from Freudemberg (german brand) in FKM material (rated to 150ºC and water compatible) and I'll contact them on monday.