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Alright well in my crash the clutch cover did a bit of a dance with the bitumen, it kinda gouged off bits of the raised edge around the sides, but as far as I can see its just cosmetic.

It however has most likely compressed the gasket and its now very slowly leaking out oil. I have tried tightening the bolts around the cover bit to no avail, I think the gasket is just rooted, that or there could be a hairline crack I can't see from the outside perhaps.


How easy would it be to remove it and check and replace the gasket? Also where would you get a suitable gasket?

Although if don't succeed then I'm kinda screwed not being able to ride to to a mechanic.

Advice?

Pull off the cover and inspect from inside, you may be able to see something that is not obvious externally.
Gasket should be readily available, to remove the gasket get some gasket remover, available from most automotive accessory stores.
Hope this helps

Where would I find this readily available gasket? Any bike place have one?

You could try taking it off, turning it upside down and fill it with water.
This should show you if you have any cracks.
just make shure to clean and dry it completely b4 putting it back on.

If you really can't find a gasket for your bike, you can always make one. Requires a stanley knife, small ball pein hammer, and some easily available gasket paper - you can get everything you need from supercheap. Oh, and a little bit of skill.

You put the gasket paper over the part, and using the round side of the ball pein, you tap lightly on the inside edge of the part - this should "cut" the gasket paper.

You do this all around the inside edge, and wherever there are bolt holes. Be sure to keep the paper in one place through this process. And light taps!! The last thing you want to do is start mashing the mating surface of the component you are trying to make a gasket for...

Then after you have installed the gasket, trim off the excess with your stanley knife.