Well today was productive, I decided to tackle the clutch pushrod seal and inner bushing and install my NOS long rod push rod and replace the front sprocket ( the rear is getting replaced also as well as the chain, it's all sitting here waiting)
If you remember when I pulled the left side case cover it looked like this.
Well good greif! After I started working in there it's no wonder. The gear case cover was missing a bolt and several other bolts weren't tight. The drive sprocket nut was so loose I spun it off with my fingers and the clutch pushrod bearing and seal was a very sloppy fit.
Here is the new bushing , seal and pushrod and new front sprocket installed and generously greased.
I have one very slight concern. I chamfered the edge of the case as recommended, and added a thin smear of yamabond around the edge of the seal. I even put the seal in the freezer as suggested by Leo. When I installed the seal it went in nice and straight no distortion , but it shaved a very thin little peice of rubber off one spot. And when I say thin , I mean whisker thin. I decided to chance it and let it ride and hope the yamabond fills in any little void. I will watch it and if it fails I have two more new ones waiting! Haha
I also pulled the rear wheel off and removed the sprocket. I went to put it back together for the night because I was running out of time and could not for the life of me get the rear wheel assembly fit together right. I mean I wrestled with it for an hour and never got it right. Later in my recliner I was looking at diagrams and realized I was placing a spacer on the wrong side of the wheel! DOH!!
Oh well tomorrow is another day.