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Message: <blockquote data-quote="infrared" data-source="post: 1451495" data-attributes="member: 68615">SurviverGuy,I am curious about the results you see with the aerosol body powder spray process.  Where is the leak, really?  Oil should not be coming from the vent, unless the Final Drive was over-filled.  You already know how to prevent that mistake.  An actual oil leak from the Final Drive is a very rare occurrence with the FJR.As mentioned in an earlier post, it may be worthwhile to get a good used Final Drive from eBay or similar sources.  Search by Part Number.  If nothing appears, then Search by Part Name.  I would purchase a Gift Card to make any payments, with no more money deposited to the Gift Card than the purchase price, but even then, only if you trust the seller to deliver on the sale or use PayPal.  Swap the good FD into your bike.   No need for a lift; this is all a center-stand job.   Ride on.You can tear down and repair the leaking FD that you have (if any repair is possible) at your convenience.  A cracked housing would probably be a total loss failure, but that loss can be more tolerable to you if your bike still rides like new.  If you can repair the original FD,  then you can keep it as a spare, use it again, or sell one FD as you wish.My US$ .02 worth . . .</blockquote>