Thread: gunk in my fly housing

Originally Posted by Tim_AM

I think it must be Hydraulic fluid,

My clutch is eating through it at the moment so that would make sense!


not good,

Should have my new MC and slave on Monday,

how hard is the change over? do i need any special tools?

Its a bit fiddly trying to get to the slave cylinder but not technical at all. An open ended brake line spanner makes life easier. Before I took out the old one out i loosened off the brackets that secured the metal clutch line as it routes along the top of the bell house casing. This gave a bit of movement at the slave end. The slave came out no problem i think with a 7/16th socket on a reasonable extension. The pin that transfers the force from the place to the clutch arm should stay attached to the arm.

Clean it all up and pop the new slave in making sure the clutch pin is seated in the hollow of the slave piston. Do up the 2 bolts, this is where it can be tricky, its tight and, for me at least, the risk of cross threading the bolts was pretty high as aligning them correctly is a a bit of a fiddle. I think sometimes you can make a bit more room by disconnecting the leads to the starter motor, but I don't think i did. Also the earth lead, which I took the opportunity to replace.

Same deal for the clutch line. On mine this has no flexible line, its solid pipe at the slave end, this is where the loose line pays off as if its secure lining it up and avoiding a cross thread is a very difficult. Once the brake line union is done up you can re tighten the clamps on the rest of the line using the brake spanner.

Put the front wheels on ramps, following the usual safety precautions, and bleed the slave cylinder.

Oh and eye protection.. The whole area collects gunk which is all just waiting to fall into your eyes!

thanks for your help! i will give it a crack!

regards
Tim