My '76 T3 developed a leak at the output shaft seal necessitating replacement of the seal. What I thought would be a pretty straightforward removal of the seal has turned into an epic lesson in wrenching on old Guzzis.
The Goose the morning ID-Day (initial disassembly)
Never having done much more on a bike but oil/filter and brake pad changes I dove into removing the rear wheel and swing arm to get at the seal. Everything came apart beautifully except for the left-side swing arm bolt which needed the encouragement of an impact driver.
All smiles!
Then came getting the seal out. Unfortunately I didn't have the right tools to get the retaining bolt off and for whatever reason thought I could get the seal out anyway. Cue broken dental tools, fish hooks, you name it. And a great deal of cursing.
Nothing doing.
As it turned out there is a guy who lives where my band rehearses who happens to know a great deal about bikes and Guzzis in particular named Neal Elkins. Neal is a late stage alcoholic ex-Master Gunny Viet Nam vet who amongst other things grew up in Hollywood and pushed a broom at Carrol Shelby's (you know, the Cobra guy) shop when he was a kid and grew up in the So-Cal hot rod scene in the late fifties and early sixties. Needless to say he's a character. Anyhow, he saw me pull up at the practice studio one day and we got to talking and he offered to his help if I ever needed it. Well, I needed it.
Well..... it's a long slog but I'm getting there.....
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