Another probably stupidly obvious question about left cover

I cant seem to get the left shifter cover off. All bolts are off and its loose, but its not budging too much. The shifter is off, and the sort of o-ring thing is still there. Do I need to remove that? Am I missing something?

 

There is no 'O' ring, you must be looking at the oil seal, there 2 dowel pins which can be sticky, I get a sharp knife, put it on the gasket line & tap lightly with a hammer, that will get it started.

 

+1^^^ Wiz is right, I use a screwdriver blade and a gentle touch to pry that cover off. Get a new shaft seal and you should be in good shape.

 

I got it off. It was a huge pain though.

 

Hey guys, just a bit of advice from a former shop mechanic...trying to split a sticky cover by prying or driving a tool between it and the motor is asking to crack the cover or make divots that will cause leaks, especially on aluminum parts, it's soft.

Spray WD-40 or PB around the whole perimeter, wait a minute, then beat it from several angles with a rubber hammer. It'll usually suddenly pop free real easily. You just gotta break the old gasket bond.

 

Well I sprayed WD40 on everything before even touching it and letting it sit for a few minutes while I put on my clutch cover. I tapped it a few times with a rubber mallet and it still didnt help. It wasnt the gasket that was to problem, I guess it was the dowel pins that wizard was talk about. I figured it was stuck, but I really hate to use force on anything without asking more educated people on the matter. When I used the screw driver, I didnt point the point in any mating service, but went directly parallel where I could, especially along the bottom and it popped out.

 

Gotcha.

I see you had/have a KZ1000P? I had an '89. Great bike, wish I still had it.

 

Yep, its my DD. Has over 80,000 on it now lol. Once the Maxim is done I will working to restore it.

 

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Yeah I'm working on it ...hold on...

 

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I use a Standard Putty Knife.
One "Point" ground-off round.
Sharpened on a Grinder ... then, further edged on an Oil Stone.

I place the Rounded-off Edge between the Mating Surfaces and Tap on the Outside edge of the Knife.
Once you get the Blade in-between the two surfaces ... you can maneuver the Blade and keep separating the surfaces.

Once you get a bit of room.
Slide a SECOND Putty Knife in over the 1st one.
NOW, you can PRY the two surfaces without damaging the Edges by sliding the PRY TOOL between the two Putty Knives.

 

That sounds like a great idea rick! I will have to keep that in mind when I am in another sticky situation.