Bleedin' Clutch on 1150gs

[beakmeister]

Ok, where is my Clutch bleed valve. The manual tells me to attach it to the hose end, but where is it?

 

[Colt]

i think it is tiewrapped on the rt side of the bike rear frame towards the rear foot rest honest.
ask fanum,i saw him bleeding his one time.

 

[cookie]

tucked up under r/h/s of the saddle, zipped to the frame somewhere.

 

[Colt]

there we are, two rights don't make it wrong

 

[beakmeister]

tucked up under r/h/s of the saddle, zipped to the frame somewhere.

Yep I've got that bit, but according to manuel, "Remove grub screw and fit bleed valve" what bleed valve? where is it, in the tool kit? in a secret compartment,

 

[cookie]

ah. genuine manual? that would be the bmw bleed tool then.

take out the grub screw, and replace temporarily with a std. 10mm bleed nipple which you needed to have had ready

 

[hodge1150]

clutch doobry

It had me confused after years of messing with Triumphs and such, tied to the rhs fame at the rear is wot I thought was a breather, turns out this has a valve in it (probably a bearing on a spring) and to bleed the clutch you cut the tiewrap, undo the grub screw and put a special doobry in there. I didnt have one soooo, I pushed the little ball bearing in there down with an allen key while I got the missus to pump the clutch lever. That did the trick, no special tools needed or owt. Messy but simple.
Hodge

 

[beakmeister]

ah. genuine manual? that would be the bmw bleed tool then.

take out the grub screw, and replace temporarily with a std. 10mm bleed nipple which you needed to have had ready

Ahaaaaa, so there isn't one then. Oh look, there's one in that front brake caliper....think I'll just whip it out and use in the Clutch thingy