Looks possible, you'll need to see how bad it gets.
Mine was worse on the hottest days. Then I changed the rad cap and seals.

There's a kit, with seals and shaft o-ring, buy it now. It's not expensive.

The best procedure is to take the whole case off rather than just the water pump housing. This lets you push the seals in with less risk of damaging the lip. There's a post on here somewhere that gives the details.

Then you'll have the fun of raising the front by 50cm to bleed it all afterwards!

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Coolant overflowing

It's been hot lately, so I've been out on the RC8 quite a bit. On the hottest days after parking up I've returned to a small puddle of coolant which appears to have come from the overflow tube on the RHS front near the radiator. I've tightened the radiator cap but it's the same, temperature on...

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But when I looked the procedure has been removed. Last post on that thread gives the steps, if you get the wheels off the ground by one inch you can lean it far enough on the sidestand to not have to drain any oil.

 

Then you'll have the fun of raising the front by 50cm to bleed it all afterwards!

Or use a vacuum fill thing, that's what I'm gonna try on my 1190 Adv when it's next due.

 

Thanks, already looking at seal kit etc, will order and keep an eye on it.

Done the coolant bleeding before, it's a bit of a pain I agree but it wasn't too tricky with the lift I've got, made short work of it really, so I don't have any fears there!

I got 99 problems but that ain't one!

I've done the trick with the sidestand with blocks under the wheels before as well to check the clutch bolts before, seems to work well enough to not drain the oil, only loose a tiny bit

 

Just done the coolant change on SDR Bleed screws do not have to be fully removed they are drilled

Here's the correct KTM procedure for seal replacement

 

Thanks - already had that updated procedure but might be helpful for others.

Bit of an update on this as it's been a few months. Coolant weep has been intermittent, some rides a few drops, some none. Had a more urgent issue involving high idle / rough running so that took priority (now sorted) >>SEE HERE<<

Won't be riding for the next few weekends due to family stuff so perfect time to tackle the water pump seals. Got a seal kit and some other bits from Trevor Pope KTM (excellent service again) including the bearing (#15)

Made a start yesterday, stripped off the fairings (dead easy, takes minutes)

And got them safely out of the way;

And dropped the oil out.

Thankfully it's free from any coolant. I thought it was, from checking the dipstick, but better safe than sorry. Oil & filter have <1,000 miles so will be going back in on completion.

Next up: get the bike up on the lift, drain the coolant and get the water pump / clutch covers off.

 

Coolant being drained out

Water pump cover off

GBRacing clutch cover off

 

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What's going on there with the Abba stand?
I've not seen one used like that before. Are you using it to hold the bike level whilst the lift raises it up?

 

bit of an update on this as it's been a while, work and family holidays have got in the way

I've removed and replaced the water pump seals and bearing and it's now back together, just need to refill with oil & coolant and test. I'll update with some pics shortly

 

I follow the discussion, I have the problem of leakage from the hole ...
is there a definitive solution?

 

Yes, change the seals in the water pump

 

I had to change phones so lost a load of photos I took of the job as I went along.

I'm trying to recover them but in the meantime I found this which I uploaded at the time.

I rigged up a spare fuel fuel hose and cable so I could run the bike without the tank in place

water pump seal replacement test run 2

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Probably nearly a thousand miles since changing the seals and no more leaks as far as I can tell

 

Looks smart!
More solid looking than the skylift.

 

A coolant leak coming from the weep hole is a sign of water pump bearing or seal failure. This weep hole often resides between seals that separate the oil side from the coolant side. vidmate online saveinsta

 

Update: over a thousand miles since doing the waterpump seals etc and no further leaks.

Also changed the coolant reservoir and cap as they were a bit warped / melted and that was bugging me.