GS1000G shaft seal

[Sparky62]

First topic for me - single sided GS1000 I bought this year and converting to Wes Cooley colours and checking all of the engine over. Engine done and waiting for seat recover. 

Have found older pictures of this bike on the site from Wraith

Have a slight weep from shaft seal on GS1000G - the manual is not clear on this on whether a replacement can be done with engine in bike (tap a self tapper into it and extract? I realise this can only be done if seal is pressed in from outside.  I can remove swing arm and rear wheel but just wanted to ask if shaft seal can be replaced with engine in place. 

Thanks

[Rijko]

maybe ask on GSR, they have a lot of experience with that sort of things

[wraith]

Yes they can be changed without the engine coming out. 

Remove the swingarm and unbolt the shaft drive shaft, then as you've said use a screw to pull the old one out and then fit a new one. 

Check the inner sleeve the inner part of the seal sites on as the sleeves do seem to groove. I had one made up years ago.

[Sparky62]

Thank you @Wraith - this is exactly what I wanted to know.