New clutch oil seal leaking after only 100 miles

[jerry]

First a recap...

My S4 in thailand has had a massive 4 year refresh delayed due to Covid ,,, it now looks new not 24 yers old and well travelled .

When I started it up in November 2023 it ran beautifully and handles superb with all the upgrades ... However the clutch was leaking on the clutch side pushrod seal so oil all over plates and leaking out of the cover ... ,,could not source the seals in Thailand so gave up and when back in UK in February 2024 order a full set of seals for clutch , the push rod O rings ,Big green Oring for the spacer in the clutch ,, and of course the all important Pushod seal for the clutch itself ....

So last week reassembled the clutch , new seals orings on push rod etc ,, so far done about 100 miles and now oil is pissing out of the Push rod seal onto the plates and leaking out of the cover again.....

I had another spare new pushrod seal as i bought 3 so put that in and it leaked within 5 miles ??? The old seal lasted 20 years and 32,000 miles ????before it wore out and leaked ...

Clearly something not correct with the seals that I have been supplied by a Ducati dealer ,They were not in Ducati bags and im suspecting they are slightly over size ???

The same dealer has also sold me a defective speedo drive and a cable that is not correct length , both in Ducati packets though ???, (see other thread about speedo )


None of these parts are available in Thailand so once again the S4 will be shelved , lucky I have the Z900,, but TBH I prefer the S4 , it is more comfy , handles better and is 25kg lighter although the Z900 is a great bike with its turbine like engine and smooth ride .