Dolls Head kickstart leak

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I think there is (or should be) a cork washer to reduce oil loss round the kickstart shaft. Mine loses all the oil above that level in a few days. Before I change over to semi-liquid grease: I have a spare 1" diameter 'quadring' like the one that's successfully dried up the kickstart shaft on my Dommie.Before I disturb the kick start lever and its splines - has any one else tried this and is there a chance it might work? I'm not (yet) familiar with the internals so I don't know it there is anywhere it might fit in.(I think that's where the oil comes from but it's hard to be certain!)ThanksDavid Cooper

There seems to have been a…

There seems to have been a thin cork gasket placed in a shallow recess in the kickstart bush. Bearing in mind that the kickstart shaft pawl holder etc. rotate next to it, I'm not sure what the life expectancy is.

I made one for mine from thin sheet and it seemed to help. Presumably it swells in use and stops too much getting past.

I suspect that a modern seal would call for machining.

You can also cram felt under the tin cover