Clutch fluid replacement - Now can't get into neutral

[Hooli]

I've got a scotoiler too & you're right about the mess.

On mine eventually the gunge that builds up from the oil & road grit had filled the space in front of the slave's piston and the cover/pushrod guide. However That was making my clutch slip as it jammed everything up. Took 100k & 10 years of neglect to do it though.

[DanGSX]

I've got a scotoiler too & you're right about the mess.

On mine eventually the gunge that builds up from the oil & road grit had filled the space in front of the slave's piston and the cover/pushrod guide. However That was making my clutch slip as it jammed everything up. Took 100k & 10 years of neglect to do it though.

Bloody hell, 100k? That's good going. Do you think the build up did any lasting damage to the bike?

Mine is so bad, that the chain oil is dripping from the chain guard onto my swingarm. Really should get in there and clean it all.

Just got off the phone to the garage now. They said the leak has got worse and they're going to fit new seals, so I got them to order the additional hayabusa seal as advised here, so hoping all will be good!

Cheers!

[Hooli]

It's almost at 120k now, it'll get there friday on the ride to the ferry.

I've not even changed the seals to fix mine. Just cleaned them & scraped the crud that'd dried hard in the bore. All the crud did was stop the piston moving properly so it might have caused a bit of clutch wear where it slipped but that's all.

[DanGSX]

Hey guys,

Quick update.

Got the bike back on Saturday after they replaced the seals in the slave and cleaned it all up. They also installed the additional one for me, as recommended here.

Clutch now feels more positive. The lever itself is less spongey and has a bit more toughness to it. Bite point is also further out now than I remember it, but I suppose that's to be expected. As for shifting into neutral, it's now smooth again. Probably better than it has been since I got the bike actually.

Thanks for all the responses. Seems it was indeed the slave after all - Didn't realise a small leak could cause that.

[Mister Fishfinger]

Great news. Now you just need to get out in the great weather and enjoy it.

[ARH]

Excellent!

[Ericare]

Hi guys need a little help changed out the engine of my 05 for an 07 changed the clutch hose for a hel one now I can see the push rod move but when I put it in gear it just runs the clutch has no effect on it it won't stop it I am doing this while it's on the Center stand any help please would be greatly appreciated also I am certain the air is all out of the line
Cheers

[seth]

Push the cluth slave cylinder in then put a cable tie on it so it can't move out ( i use a pair of welding molegrips as they ooen really wide and dont damage the clutch slave cylinder)then rebleed it .
The clutch can be a nightmare to bleed in place as your trying to bleed it while also pushing against the clutch springs .
Good luck

[KiwiCol]

Hi guys need a little help changed out the engine of my 05 for an 07 changed the clutch hose for a hel one now I can see the push rod move but when I put it in gear it just runs the clutch has no effect on it it won't stop it I am doing this while it's on the Center stand any help please would be greatly appreciated also I am certain the air is all out of the line
Cheers

Hi, if you're sure all the air is out of the system & you can see the push rod moving & still not releasing the clutch, there's either a problem with the clutch basket (gummed / sticky plates) or the slave cyl / push rod is mounted incorrectly.  The travel of the rod is very small so it wouldn't take much for it not to operate correctly.


Check the mounting of the slave, make sure it's seated in the correct position. Check the rod is located correctly. Rod length? couldn't have mixed the rod with something else in the shed?  If all these are good, it's got to be in the basket somewhere, which is what I'm picking - being a swap motor n all, prob been sat around for a while.


Someone else had similar issue as this, think they put fresh oil? or ran it on the stand till it warmed up n kept activating the clutch.  They got it in the end, was sticky / gummed up in the basket.