3rd Gen Magna Clutch "Lifter Rod" Seal Leaking

[MagnaMikeD]

I ordered the seal from BikeBandit and measured the diameter against the diameter of the installed one.  Both measurements were the same which indicated there was no lip and the seal appeared to install from the outside.  I then pried it out and sure enough this is the case.  I then carefully tapped the new one in place.  This is very good news as the other scenario was a nightmare.  I also polished the rod with 1000 grit sandpaper.  I hope this will help someone else in the future with the 3rd generation Magna's. Check out the picture.

[hootmon]

Mike - Thanx for posting this up.. I just replaced the Water Pump o-ring.. I had lots of oil and grime throughout the entire area under the cover.. It kinda looked like my clutch rod seal was leaking too, but it is way to hard to tell with the mess I had going on..

I replaced the o-ring and took the bike to the hand car wash... Removed the clutch cover and cleaned the whole area up..
I'll go back sometime in the future and see if the o-ring was the only culprit, or if I need to do as you did..

My Yellow Magna with 90K miles it, did not have the Clutch rod leaking issue.. So, hopefully, this one is not leaking (yet)...

Anything to look out for or was unexpected?
Did the rod pull right out, or was there issues?
Is it possible to turn the rod around, or is it a one way deal?

With the O-ring replacement - the two 1" water hoses connected to the water pump is the biggest deal.. Hard to get off, and hard to get back on.. Otherwise, it's pretty straight forward (one unexpected thing is you have to remove the exhaust heat shield from the front exhaust to remove one of the W/P bolts)..

[MagnaMikeD]

Mike - Thanx for posting this up.. I just replaced the Water Pump o-ring.. I had lots of oil and grime throughout the entire area under the cover.. It kinda looked like my clutch rod seal was leaking too, but it is way to hard to tell with the mess I had going on..

I replaced the o-ring and took the bike to the hand car wash... Removed the clutch cover and cleaned the whole area up..
I'll go back sometime in the future and see if the o-ring was the only culprit, or if I need to do as you did..

My Yellow Magna with 90K miles it, did not have the Clutch rod leaking issue.. So, hopefully, this one is not leaking (yet)...

Anything to look out for or was unexpected?
Did the rod pull right out, or was there issues?
Is it possible to turn the rod around, or is it a one way deal?

With the O-ring replacement - the two 1" water hoses connected to the water pump is the biggest deal.. Hard to get off, and hard to get back on.. Otherwise, it's pretty straight forward (one unexpected thing is you have to remove the exhaust heat shield from the front exhaust to remove one of the W/P bolts)..

Yes the rod pulls straight out.  I did not entertain the idea of turning it around because on closer inspection I found the rod had two definite divisions and seemed to have three pieces, possibly threaded together.  I was concerned if I turned it around the division on the other side might ride in the seal area.  Hope this make sense.  So I just cleaned it up with 1000 sandpaper.
Mike