clutch slave cylinder

[appledell]

AS it says, Slave cylinder weeping on a 2006 1200RT. Any idea of cost to fix? any thing else likely to be goosed?

Bike has done 14000 miles and been pampered - but rode in all seasons. Really love the bike but also pissed off with problem after problem. If it needs new clutch, think it will be sold and a sensible, reliable pan bought

 

[ANTS]

Mine went too

R1200GSA. Couldn't see where the leak actually was but all replaced under warranty so no idea of cost, sorry. Looks like quite an easy job to do yourself though.

 

[appledell]

Had a lovely weekend in London visiting my son. Went down on the bike, was running well apart from the weeping slave cylinder. Coming home last night, just south of Luton on the M1, the bike hesitated on a steady throttle for a millisecond. within 10 seconds the bike had lost all power and i rolled to a stop on the hard shoulder.

No warnings on the dash but no start again either. got recovered home at some ungodly hour.

If anyone wants a fecked up bike, 14000 miles full service history yadda yadda serious offers only !!!!

BMW will have to get its act together if they think i will buy any of their pieces of shit again.

Suddenly the hitler video isnt so funny. i wonder if anyone in BMW has seen it?

As you can tell i am seriously hacked off

 

[Melly Senior]

Another One

R1200GSA. Couldn't see where the leak actually was but all replaced under warranty so no idea of cost, sorry. Looks like quite an easy job to do yourself though.

My 4 week old (2k miles) GSA in France clutch kaput - not good!!

 

[Dicko]

Mine was replaced at the last (18K) service too.

Sorry but I don't have the receipt to hand but I'm sure it wasn't as expensive as the weeping master cylinder that they also replaced!

If I'd known the BMW fix for the master cylinder was to swap the entire assembly including the clutch lever and the fluid reservoir, I would have told them not to bother!

R.

 

[macca]

Just dug out receipt for a clutch piston seal, washers etc, £100 all in. Done recently at local independent.
BTW, anyone have any views on whether gentle downchanges prevent this problem recurring, or is it purely a bad seal on the early GS's?

 

[appledell]

Just Found out it was the FPC that blew which caused the breakdown. Are the new modules more reliable?

What next????????

 

[Pukmeister]

Don't sell the bike because of FPC failure, its the achilles heel and well documented. The new part is meant to be a permanent fix.

I made up a flying lead (bypasses the fpc) to power the fuel pump directly off the battery using the old FPC's connector block. No excuse for being stranded by FPC failure now.

FWIW I would see about getting the clutch slave cylinder repaired or replaced and hope the bike improves from then on. The clutch hydraulics use mineral oil so the rubber seals are different to most seals due to being incompatible with DOT4. Should be easy enough to buy a new one and fit it yourself then fill with the correct mineral fluid and bleed (Vitamol V10 is recommended but I believe Citroen LHM mineral hydraulic fluid is compatible).

As for the Pan European, do you want the version that throws you off at speed due to instability ???