Clutch Cover Oil Leak - 2001 EC200

[mlyle11]

Quick FYI - I put my bike back together last week (2001 EC200/250) and had a severe oil leak from the bottom of the clutch cover. I tried to retighten, with no luck, so I pulled the cover and made a new gasket out of some thicker more durable felpor material. When I reassembled, I discovered the real reason for the leak.

The lower bolt (6 o'clock) position was too long, and would not allow the cover to fully seat. The parts list shows the 2 length of bolts, 2 long M6x75 and 3 short M6x25. For what ever reason, one of my long bolts was 80mm. If the 80 was in the upper position (11 o'clock), it seemed to have no issues, but in the lower it bottomed out. The cover was snug, but not tight.

I have a parts bike, so I pulled those bolts out, and the were just like the parts list, both the same size. I replaced the 80 with 75, fitted up very nice, and no leak!

Could save someone headache!