Front Wheel O-ring and gasket on a 1976 GL1000


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DSA
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Front Wheel O-ring and gasket on a 1976 GL1000

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Hi,

Just had new tires installed on my 1976 GL1000. In re-assembling the wheels, I notice a couple of things:

1) The manual mentions an o-ring that goes around the hub, behind the disc on the right side (see attached pic). I can't see this anywhere on the wheel or the disc...though there is some residue that suggests that it was, at some point, indeed present. No idea if a PO forgot to reinstall, or if I lost it somehow while removing the wheels. It doesn't seem to appear in any fiche, so I can't find a part number for it.
2) The gasket (I think the manual mixed up the gasket and retainers in the pic attached) is broken.

I don't know how I am going to get a new o-ring without a part number, and I can't find anywhere online that has the gasket available. Am I good to just omit them and carry on? Seems like the risk might be getting rain or crud close to the bearings...but they do have internal seals.

Thanks in advance!


DSA
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Motorcycle: 1976 GL1000

Re: Front Wheel O-ring and gasket on a 1976 GL1000

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Oops, forgot to attach pic.
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