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Thanks for the advice Paul. I'll go ahead and replace as one of the first things I do. Bought this bike to tinker and learn from. Even at 70 years young, I try to never stop learning something new, and the neighbors are running out of new and challenging repairs in the neighborhood, so this is my new challenge. Not much of a mechanic, but with a Manual, and advice from folks such as on this forum, it's as good as being in a classroom. I hope to not bore you folks in the future with silly questions. With the bike setting so long I'm sure the advice about dried out rubber or paper gaskets as such will be well remembered as I go through the bike.The rubber has had time to harden and lose elasticity. I would replace it as preventative maintenance.
I didn’t realize this was a “thing”.
My 90,000 R1100 RS has the original, so what is the procedure to remove the sight glass, for replacement?
I didn’t realize this was a “thing”.
My 90,000 R1100 RS has the original, so what is the procedure to remove the sight glass, for replacement?
The replacement sight windows are GLASS and must be very carefully installed or they will shatter.
Not something to worry about, failure rate is very low.
Use a soldering pencil to melt a hole in the plastic, then pry out the sight glass using a seal puller or a screwdriver and wood shim, being careful either way to not scratch the bore the sight glass fits into.
Best,
DeVern
Sounds like a rainy weekend project. So the replacement glass, are also a press fit?
Thanks.
Thank you all -- I am grateful. And Paul, thank you sincerely for the tips and information.
The bike and I are home. I have profound hearing loss and have to turn down my hearing aids when wearing my helmet (to prevent too much feedback) -- while I definitely heard the different sound while starting up in the motel parking lot, I wasn't sure I would hear it on a very windy day at freeway speeds. I pulled over more than once to check it. After riding for a while, I noticed it was weeping more.
Basically, all of the dynamics that caused it to launch out in the first place were still in play. I couldn't trust it.
So...my wife found a Uhaul truck not far away and the bike got a ride home for the last 600 miles. The challenge became finding suitable places to tie down the RSL in the truck...basically, it was floating in a spiderweb of ratchet straps. We made it home just fine.
I have a new sight glass (and one for my R1100R, too) -- as mentioned, the new one is actually glass. Tomorrow, it gets installed during an oil change.
Again, thank you all sincerely. It's really good to know y'all are out there.
Mitch
Again, thank you all sincerely. It's really good to know y'all are out there.
Mitch
Great wife!
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And Thank You for updating your progress. It is really good to get a wrap up by the OP to finish out the thread for others in the future. Looking forward to yours after you complete the replacement.
With glass, I'm not sure how this one could be removed -- but I think I'll have a number of years before having to worry about it.