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22-09-2006, 09:03pm
How the hell does someone 'accidentally' empty their clutch fluid? Look at what's involved. Accident? That's like accidentally kissing your wife's hot best friend when you trying to whisper into her ear down at the club (wasn't me, my mate...). You'd have to be an absolute idiot, honestly!
Anyway, today I accidently emptied my clutch fluid and the bleeding part was a total pain. I was at it for hours, before ringing the local car mechanic. The young lad there pointed me towards the bleed nipple on the clutch push rod bit, and once I was off the phone to him I had my clutch back in about 50 seconds.
So my tip is the banjo bolt thing is not the bleed nipple. Don't use 75% of your Motul $35 bottle of clutch fluid on that bit, because it won't work.
Yes, I'm an idiot, but next time I'll know better. For those too scared to touch their bike, this is one of about 100 mistakes I've made, but I'll tell you what, not only do you appreciate your bike much, much more, if something goes wrong you can fix it or at least limp back home. One minute I was asking how to remove fairings, the next I'm stripping it down to an engine and forks. Get in there elbow deep fellas, it's magic! <i></i>
Anyway, today I accidently emptied my clutch fluid and the bleeding part was a total pain. I was at it for hours, before ringing the local car mechanic. The young lad there pointed me towards the bleed nipple on the clutch push rod bit, and once I was off the phone to him I had my clutch back in about 50 seconds.
So my tip is the banjo bolt thing is not the bleed nipple. Don't use 75% of your Motul $35 bottle of clutch fluid on that bit, because it won't work.
Yes, I'm an idiot, but next time I'll know better. For those too scared to touch their bike, this is one of about 100 mistakes I've made, but I'll tell you what, not only do you appreciate your bike much, much more, if something goes wrong you can fix it or at least limp back home. One minute I was asking how to remove fairings, the next I'm stripping it down to an engine and forks. Get in there elbow deep fellas, it's magic! <i></i>