Odie1
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Well, here I am again. Went for a short ride last Friday and after I had been home a while, walked by the bike and and saw fluid dripping out of the clutch master cylinder onto the left hand cowl. Bummer. And if you never really believed brake fluid won't remove paint, let me assure you, it does.... double bummer.
After checking everything, I see the fluid is coming out of the what the parts fiche calls the "piston set" ... the parts group labeled as #3 below. I have removed the MC from the bars, and the lever along with parts 1 and 2, but cannot see how you remove the piston set. I see there is snap ring (#19) but for the life of me see no way to get to it. Ideas?
Maybe I should back up a step and ask if the thought is that is actually where the leak is? I cannot tell from the parts drawings if there are seals on that piston set or not, I am only assuming there is since with the push rod removed (#1 - that does have an o-ring, but, I assume that is just a dust seal) all the fluid does not flood out, and you can work part #3 in and out with a small shaft.
Anyone get to have this fun before... and come up with a fix? Little surprised as that part (#3) lists for about $60 the first place I looked. Wow!..
Or worse - am I going to be looking at sourcing a complete master cylinder...new or used?
Anyway - thanks in advance...
Odie1
After checking everything, I see the fluid is coming out of the what the parts fiche calls the "piston set" ... the parts group labeled as #3 below. I have removed the MC from the bars, and the lever along with parts 1 and 2, but cannot see how you remove the piston set. I see there is snap ring (#19) but for the life of me see no way to get to it. Ideas?
Maybe I should back up a step and ask if the thought is that is actually where the leak is? I cannot tell from the parts drawings if there are seals on that piston set or not, I am only assuming there is since with the push rod removed (#1 - that does have an o-ring, but, I assume that is just a dust seal) all the fluid does not flood out, and you can work part #3 in and out with a small shaft.
Anyone get to have this fun before... and come up with a fix? Little surprised as that part (#3) lists for about $60 the first place I looked. Wow!..
Or worse - am I going to be looking at sourcing a complete master cylinder...new or used?
Anyway - thanks in advance...
Odie1
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