two2tone91
Registered user
afternoon all,
i've been having some gear changing issues for a while now, they've been slowly getting worse and yesterday a short ride out with my brother had me arguing with the gear lever to get it into and out of gear. i've spent today trying various different quick fixes to no avail, then tried to move the wheel when it was in gear with the clutch pulled in. hey presto, the clutch is barely disengaging and its very tough to spin the rear wheel by hand. i immediately pulled the clutch slave away from the engine casing expecting to find a load of fluid in there but there was nothing, it was spotless with no signs of a leak. the master cylinder feels normal, and doesn't allow the clutch to slowly re engage if held in. so i'm left with questions:
1)can a clutch master cylinder be failing to provide enough fluid to disengage the clutch fully, but maintain whatever pressure it has when its held to the bar (i.e. not allow the clutch to re engage fully. but still drag heavily?)
2)is there another way the slave cylinder would be failing without having any visible fluid leaks? (note that the master cylinder hasnt been losing fluid)
3)clutch is not slipping as far as i can tell and ive done my best to provoke it!
4)could some corroded or gunked up clutch splines be pinning the clutch in place? my assumption was that it would drag but slowly loosen if this was the case?
5) is there a reliable way to test the master cylinder?
any help massively appreciated, the bike is parked now until i can suss the issue, or end up getting impatient and tear it down to the clutch anyway (only to find it wasnt that!)
i've been having some gear changing issues for a while now, they've been slowly getting worse and yesterday a short ride out with my brother had me arguing with the gear lever to get it into and out of gear. i've spent today trying various different quick fixes to no avail, then tried to move the wheel when it was in gear with the clutch pulled in. hey presto, the clutch is barely disengaging and its very tough to spin the rear wheel by hand. i immediately pulled the clutch slave away from the engine casing expecting to find a load of fluid in there but there was nothing, it was spotless with no signs of a leak. the master cylinder feels normal, and doesn't allow the clutch to slowly re engage if held in. so i'm left with questions:
1)can a clutch master cylinder be failing to provide enough fluid to disengage the clutch fully, but maintain whatever pressure it has when its held to the bar (i.e. not allow the clutch to re engage fully. but still drag heavily?)
2)is there another way the slave cylinder would be failing without having any visible fluid leaks? (note that the master cylinder hasnt been losing fluid)
3)clutch is not slipping as far as i can tell and ive done my best to provoke it!
4)could some corroded or gunked up clutch splines be pinning the clutch in place? my assumption was that it would drag but slowly loosen if this was the case?
5) is there a reliable way to test the master cylinder?
any help massively appreciated, the bike is parked now until i can suss the issue, or end up getting impatient and tear it down to the clutch anyway (only to find it wasnt that!)