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  1. msgoodwrench

    2008 GS parking brake will not click or engage, even tho the cable is moving. Not locked on, I can roll it by hand - any ideas?

    yes, thank you so much, appreciated.
  2. msgoodwrench

    2008 GS parking brake will not click or engage, even tho the cable is moving. Not locked on, I can roll it by hand - any ideas?

    Well, I think you are definitely on the right road: After lubing the shaft (around 17), I knew where to be looking. I watched as the cog went into the tooth, I watched the little spring there for the cog and it seems to be okay. I lubed up around there too. It seemed maybe to be working...
  3. msgoodwrench

    2008 GS parking brake will not click or engage, even tho the cable is moving. Not locked on, I can roll it by hand - any ideas?

    Thank you, I will head out to do that. I've been studying parts diagrams of the brake assembly thinking I might need a new cable, and boy, they are not really available! I will certainly try your suggestion and report back.
  4. msgoodwrench

    2008 GS parking brake will not click or engage, even tho the cable is moving. Not locked on, I can roll it by hand - any ideas?

    Okay, here is what I have found; the brake is adjusted close enough that I could not get a ratchet from the adjuster wheel. Put it back together and the brake set fine, 4 clicks and it set. Unset it, tried to set it again, no dice; no clicks, no set. It appears that the cable is not being...
  5. msgoodwrench

    2008 GS parking brake will not click or engage, even tho the cable is moving. Not locked on, I can roll it by hand - any ideas?

    The pedal travels all the way down with no clicks. Thank you Ron, I went out and checked the clearance to the 'back post' and it is very wide, so maybe it did stretch that much! I am going to try and adjust that a bit and see if that is the problem; thank you so much. Had to use a mirror to...
  6. msgoodwrench

    2008 GS parking brake will not click or engage, even tho the cable is moving. Not locked on, I can roll it by hand - any ideas?

    2008 GS parking brake will not click or engage, even tho the cable is moving. It's not locked on, I can roll it by hand. I had this bike parked in my garage, just rode it a few weeks back in a warm spell, parked it, and set the brake. I was working in the garage today and I needed the space; so...
  7. msgoodwrench

    Do I need LED headlamps with built in resistors? Any recommendations?

    Do I need LED bulbs with built-in drivers or resistors for headlamps in 08 GS? Do you have recommendations?
  8. msgoodwrench

    Replacing the shift switch on my SE5

    Ok, well, a bit of follow-up. I ended up going to BRP and buying a new shifter assembly. Just this weekend I put it on. The worst part was pulling the darn connector pod thru the maze and thru this one small rectangular hole that already housed 2 other cable assemblies! Finally got it...
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    Wish me luck - Replacing the Paddle Shift! '10 RS

    A little late, but just I saw this and wanted to say that I too had check engine pictures, and scrolling love notes about the tranny every time I shifted into reverse and every time I downshifted. I gave up downshifting, and almost always played games getting reverse to shift. I tried a few...
  10. msgoodwrench

    Anyone else seen an 08 GS Clutch Release Cover oil leak like this?

    Oh Boy, for some reason I only just now saw your post about the internal O-ring. Not sure why I missed this post, I saw the others! Anyway, I did get the new gasket washers for the banjo fitting, and I installed them this weekend. No big job there, but there WAS a small amount of oil that...
  11. msgoodwrench

    How do you remove the front cowl on a 2009 GS

    I just tore into mine this weekend to replace the shift cable assembly. I tied a string onto the old connector pod when I pulled it up out. Put the new assembly on the handlebar, then fished the new cable down thru the mess under the dash and all the other cables. It kept getting hung up in...
  12. msgoodwrench

    How do you remove the front cowl on a 2009 GS

    I had mine apart a while back, I believe it is the 2nd connection from the bottom. I have an 08 GS SE5
  13. msgoodwrench

    Anyone else seen an 08 GS Clutch Release Cover oil leak like this?

    Thank you for the tip! You are right, cell phone in portrait mode. I did try to edit the photo by rotating it in my photo program and saving it, but even then, it resorted to the same thing when I posted it. I will have to keep that in mind for the future. Again, thank you!
  14. msgoodwrench

    Anyone else seen an 08 GS Clutch Release Cover oil leak like this?

    Thank you so much for your helpful suggestions! I was looking at the breakdown BEHIND that cover and seeing numerous 'seals', so that's why I alluded to that. But I just now went out and looked again after seeing your posted picture; after reaching up in there (I have a shroud on the bottom of...
  15. msgoodwrench

    Anyone else seen an 08 GS Clutch Release Cover oil leak like this?

    No, haven't done anything around there. I had noticed it before, cleaned it all up, and then watched it - of course, I didn't notice anything in the short term... now I see it again. But, after reading Snowbelt Spyder's post, I checked up underneath it (I have that shroud on the bottom and can't...
  16. msgoodwrench

    Anyone else seen an 08 GS Clutch Release Cover oil leak like this?

    Yes, I had taken a look back there! That's why I came on here before I got too deep into thinking about what pieces parts I might need. I think that Snowbelt Spyder may have hit on it; that pic sure looks like what I've got going on. Thanks for your thoughts!
  17. msgoodwrench

    Anyone else seen an 08 GS Clutch Release Cover oil leak like this?

    Hi all! I have just noticed a leak below the clutch release cover on my 2008 GS SE5. I don't find any other threads, so I'm wondering if anyone else has any experience with this? I don't see anything above running down or dripping, so I am assuming it is from that clutch release cover. I tried...
  18. msgoodwrench

    At what point does the cooling fan come on wrt temp gauge?

    I had been in there and checked the coolant and level about a month ago just for check-up on it. It tends to run cool - I mean it was at least 95F that day and running 70mph it stayed pretty much at 4 bars. When I slowed and stopped at a light for a minute it crept up to 5 bars then. I was...
  19. msgoodwrench

    What do you do to stop if Spyder Brake Master cylinder quits?

    I have to say, after riding 2 wheels for 58 years, I too have wondered about this one brake machine. You are not alone.
  20. msgoodwrench

    At what point does the cooling fan come on wrt temp gauge?

    Hello Spydies! Question for you all: At what point does your cooling fan come on in regards to the temp gauge? I have 5 bars showing on temp gauge, it was upper 90s ambient, and when I pulled into the garage I got off and let it run while I looked down at the fan. It was not on. Today, lower...
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