Gregory Bender

Rear drive leak tester

Moto Guzzi V700, V7 Special, Ambassador, 850 GT, 850 GT California, Eldorado, and 850 California Police models

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Thanks to Charlie Mullendore of Antietam Classic Cycle for sending these photos to me of his testing rig, built from an old bent swing arm. In Charlie's own words:

I decided to make a pressure testing fixture as shown in the shop manual. Patrick Hayes had a mangled swingarm and was nice enough to cut a section from it and machine a cap for the end. All I needed to do was drill and tap the cap for the schrader valve, then have the cap welded on.

Rear drive leak tester for Moto Guzzi motorcycles.
Rear drive leak tester for Moto Guzzi motorcycles.

Photo courtesy of Charlie Mullendore of Antietam Classic Cycle.

Rear drive leak tester for Moto Guzzi motorcycles.
Rear drive leak tester for Moto Guzzi motorcycles.

Photo courtesy of Charlie Mullendore of Antietam Classic Cycle.