clutch fluid

[nod]

a little help,please,,,im not overly confident with spanners,,saying that ,i changed the front discs the other week,,but,
i need to change the clutch fluid now,,its a bit black,,,is there an easy way to do this,,
can anybody give me a step by step guide ,,,
if its too much hassle i will leave it to the experts
many thanks

[black14]

It's very straightforward to change the clutch fluid - check out this thread also - http://gsx1400owners.org/forum/index.php?topic=259.0

[Andre]

See attached screenshots (1st and 2nd).

While you are at it you may want to clean the clutch slave cylinder and the pushrod (not shown) as there might be a lot of gunk build-up. See screenshot 3. Leave the bolts circled #4 in the pic in place unless you want to disassemble more. When you put it back together, the pushrod needs grease on the end. There is also a mod on the forum that helps with the gunk-up. If you are interested in doing that I am sure someone here will provide the link (I see black14 has already done so)

Oh, I'd suggest to do it a little different than it says in the service manual (where the screenshots come from. Just pump the stuff out by doing the bleeding procedure and fill the reservoir up a few times. Usually there is plenty in a small bottle of DOT4 to do that.

[KiwiCol]

Don't fret it Nod, it's an easy job.   If your fluid is blackish, there's probably lots of crud in it from the chain area.  While you're 'playing' with the clutch, put the extra seal in the slave cyl - also a very easy fit.   I'm sure the link above will be pointing to this mod.

That's a nice clean clutch area Andre - it'll be a brand new one for demo purposes.  Real life it's WAY messier than that pic.

[Andre]

That's a nice clean clutch area Andre - it'll be a brand new one for demo purposes.  Real life it's WAY messier than that pic.

Not on my sweet shiny 14

Thanks to Grog's repeated preaching of using gear oil as chain lube and cleaning the thing regularly

[KiwiCol]

We need a Hooli pic now for comparison . . .

[grog]

Thankyou Andre. Im glad i converted you. It certainly is far better than spray lube and also much more budget friendly. Now to get you onto hhs wurth spray grease, a great product for every part that moves. Lubes, waterproof, sticks on. No more dodgy sidestand or clutch switches. I have another product ive just recently found. Ceramic Pro, a paint protection film. Its brilliant, nothing , bugs etc, will ever stick to painted surfaces. Its other good thing is, Apply to visor, water just runs away. Really works. Not sure of cost, my mate gave me a free spray so i could promote it. I am, works superb. Stops visors fogging also.

[KiwiCol]

Is Ceramic Pro a Wurth product?   BTW, Castrol VMX80 is what I use in the diff on the quads.  Reckon the used stuff I take out could do another turn as a chain lube?  or not

[grog]

Col, no. Just something my mate sells at his detailing shop. Have a google. Bloody good. I reckon if sprayed inside and outside visor, no more fogging ever, that would be worth whatever cost.

[KiwiCol]

I got a pin lock in me Nolan flip hat - no issues so far in that (or any) regard.

[KiwiCol]

I'll have a look, that sort of thing could have lots of uses on all sorts of gear.

[Monarchjock]

I have another product ive just recently found. Ceramic Pro, a paint protection film. Its brilliant, nothing , bugs etc, will ever stick to painted surfaces. Its other good thing is, Apply to visor, water just runs away. Really works. Not sure of cost, my mate gave me a free spray so i could promote it. I am, works superb. Stops visors fogging also.

Just had a look at the Ceramic Pro website. If we had known about this earlier and the info is to be believed I reckon Gsxbarmy would never have had a job on here.   

[Hooli]

Personally I'd leave the hose off at the slave end over a jar while you clean the slave. Then when you've put the slave back the master is empty & you can wipe the crud out the bottom of the reservoir before refilling it.

[nod]

Thanks for  tips and advice,guys,,
probably a job i,ll attempt when its gets warmer and the nights get lighter[no garage]
many thanks again

[Hooli]

You'll get used to doing it, put any reasonable mileage on these bikes & it's an annual job as the heat of the engine discolours the fluid in the slave quite quickly.