by AndyLUFC » Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:51 pm
[quote="The Masked Spaz"]
[quote="rfmarz"]
Is the fluid coming out #40n brake fluid? I'll have to try what Karl said. If I'm feeling it right, the engagement point changes from ~ half way out to fully depressed in a few seconds, HOWEVER, when I put it into neutral, and blip the throttle, the clutch engagement seems normal again. Weird.
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If your engagement point changes over time, it's probably either air in the system or a master cylinder allowing blow-by. First try a thorough bleeding of your clutch line system. If that doesn't solve the problem, you may need to replace the master cylinder. In either case, you have the time, I'd also take this as an opportunity to replace the bleed screw and install a Speedbleeder--this'll make futher bleeding of the circuit a lot easier.
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Finally got round to replacing the master cylinder yesterday and the clutch is now perfecto! It was certainly this that was causing the partial disengagement problem and the lottery as to where the clutch would bite. Apart from some minor DOT4 bukkake, about 10 minutes.
[quote="The Masked Spaz"]
[quote="rfmarz"]
Is the fluid coming out #40n brake fluid? I'll have to try what Karl said. If I'm feeling it right, the engagement point changes from ~ half way out to fully depressed in a few seconds, HOWEVER, when I put it into neutral, and blip the throttle, the clutch engagement seems normal again. Weird.
[/quote]
If your engagement point changes over time, it's probably either air in the system or a master cylinder allowing blow-by. First try a thorough bleeding of your clutch line system. If that doesn't solve the problem, you may need to replace the master cylinder. In either case, you have the time, I'd also take this as an opportunity to replace the bleed screw and install a Speedbleeder--this'll make futher bleeding of the circuit a lot easier.
[/quote]
Finally got round to replacing the master cylinder yesterday and the clutch is now perfecto! It was certainly this that was causing the partial disengagement problem and the lottery as to where the clutch would bite. Apart from some minor DOT4 bukkake, about 10 minutes.