yorkie Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Hi Everyone,Hope someone can help. Need some advice regarding bleeding the clutch on my Yamaha 1300.Anyone out there done this job?Thanks[B] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slippery Sam Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Not on that bike in particular. What's the problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG MAC Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Fill resevoir with lever bungeed back to grip, wait for clean fluid to come out of slave cylinder nipple? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 Went to use the bike yesterday and had no fluid in master cylinder. Cannot see any leaks and pipe does not seem to be perished.Tried bleeding today, similar to car, but not sure if I have to pull lever in and out or keep it in continuously.Any help appreciatedThanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 Does that mean that the fluid will come out by pressure or gravity? Is it not like bleeding the brakes and clutch on a car where you pump the pedal? I know it is not a pedal but a lever, but you know what I mean.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Do as Mac said yorkie and when the nipple is open fluid should come through. (gravity). Some help here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie Posted July 25, 2009 Author Share Posted July 25, 2009 Sorry about this, but done that. The nipple was open for two days with the lever locked at the handlebar and not one drop of fluid came out.Thanks for the suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Pump the lever a few times then crack open the bleed nipple and provided you've filled the res, fluid should come out.You said initially that some fluid had gone, did you find out from where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slippery Sam Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Try this method. Just used it to good effect on a Duke that had a new brake master cylinder that wouldn't bleed.Open the bleed nipple and push fluid the wrong way so it fills the master cylinder reservoir. You will have to protect your paint from splashes etc and keep emptying the master cylinder but it worked for me. The only problem was finding a big enough syringe eg 50ml. I found one at the local farmers supplies. I'm still wondering where your old fluid went though. The reservoir probably holds x5 the amount of fluid drop caused by clutch wear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekJ Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 [quote user="Slippery Sam"]Try this method. Just used it to good effect on a Duke that had a new brake master cylinder that wouldn't bleed.Open the bleed nipple and push fluid the wrong way so it fills the master cylinder reservoir. You will have to protect your paint from splashes etc and keep emptying the master cylinder but it worked for me. The only problem was finding a big enough syringe eg 50ml. I found one at the local farmers supplies. I'm still wondering where your old fluid went though. The reservoir probably holds x5 the amount of fluid drop caused by clutch wear.[/quote]Yes, I've done it that way on a trials bike. I got a big syringe from our local vet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie Posted July 25, 2009 Author Share Posted July 25, 2009 Sorry, but never found out where the fluid went. Will try these suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG MAC Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Sorry for the long link yet to figure out how to 'name' links' like the smarty pants techy types lol.American gizmo.http://www.fjrtech.com/getdbitem.cfm?item=32Useful site: http://fjr1300.info/Owners club UK: http://www.fjclub.co.uk/Ditto France: http://www.clubfjr1300france.fr/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 [quote user="BIG MAC"]Sorry for the long link yet to figure out how to 'name' links' like the smarty pants techy types lol.[/quote]See here: http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/1758955/ShowPost.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Sent you a PM Slippery Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie Posted July 29, 2009 Author Share Posted July 29, 2009 Right then boys and girls,Tried all the above suggestions to no great effect so, in desparation, found this nice repair shop, in Charroux, and, with some trepidation, told him of the problem. After suggesting the same methods, we agreed that I should take the bike to him. Loaded it on the trailor and drove there only to find, when we arrived, som 20 mins later, that the fluid had drained through the system and bled the clutch. Something I had tried several hours to do. The conclusion is that the movement of the trailor, side to side, had managed to move the fluid through the pipe. Anyway, the system was checked out and road tested and seems to be OK.Thank you to everyone who participated in this saga for putting the suggestions forward.If you are interested, the mechanic I visited is on Route de Civray in Charroux. Theweb site is www.casse-moto-de-la-vienne.fr and phone number is 0549876421.Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekJ Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 A result then yorkie..... good. I'll have to remember your new method![:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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