Thanks, roscoepc!Try cracking openthe banjo bolt on the master cylinder and bleeding it there. Every time mines gotten low on fluid and the clutch was not disengaging fully, that's been the ticket!!
Hardly any resistance. I do get a delayed steady squirt of fluid at the bleeder valve with each pump of the lever. I think I will try the vacuum pump idea if they have any at the auto parts store. I'm convinced there is still a lot of air in the lines, and that I probably need to run a lot more fluid through the system to get it all out.how does the lever feel? it try using some kind of vacum pump, you can make one out of a big syringe or buy a cheap one.
Thanks for the suggestion, johnmac!Get some help and gently lay it on the right side. You can even lean it on some bricks or scrap lumber, at the engine guard. Just lean it like it had a right side side stand. Then squeeze the clutch lever, hold for a few seconds and release. Do this several times. Tilting the bike to the right will let the air bubble to escape past the banjo bolt. When leaning to the left, the air gets trapped at the banjo bolt. Then have your helper help stand the bike back up.
John
Just a follow up. I tried something similar...by turning the handle bars hard to the right, I leveled out the "pipe" that leads to the junction, and got quite a few bubbles out of the pin-hole at the front of the reservoir. After refilling and capping the reservoir, I now have full resistance and travel, and the clutch works great!johnmac wrote:Thanks for the suggestion, johnmac!Get some help and gently lay it on the right side. You can even lean it on some bricks or scrap lumber, at the engine guard. Just lean it like it had a right side side stand. Then squeeze the clutch lever, hold for a few seconds and release. Do this several times. Tilting the bike to the right will let the air bubble to escape past the banjo bolt. When leaning to the left, the air gets trapped at the banjo bolt. Then have your helper help stand the bike back up.
John
I'll try that if further conventional bleeding doesn't help. I may have trouble getting a second hand to help lay the bike over, but I have a floor jack that might just do the trick.
That's why we love this forum.You guys didn't know it but I had the same problem. Clutch would not disengage. After spending an hour trying to find the bleed valve I GAVE UP AND CAME INSIDE TO PLUG IN MY PROBLEM IN MY COMPUTER. YOU GUYS ANSWERED MY PROBLEM INSTANTLY. I WENT BACK OUTSIDE AND BLED THE MASTER CYCLINDER THROUGH THE BIG BOLT ON THE END OF THE MASTER CYCLINDER. WOW I HAD CLUTCH DISENGAGEMENT AGAIN. THANKS A MILLION.
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