Clutch Not Working
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2018 4:04 pm
Hello fellas,
I've been away for a few months and my bikes been in the shed for the winter, since about November or so. I went out today since it's starting to warm up and I noticed right away that my clutch leaver was soft, wasn't engaging at all when pulled in. Now I know the system probably needs to be bled but I'm wondering how it would get air in it in the first place, the bike just sat for a few months..
Never had any issues with it before, although when I was riding it in the summer I noticed when I pulled the clutch leaver in it would make the subtle bubbling noise but always worked like normal. Today I leaned the bike over and turned the handlebars so the reservoir was level, I took the cover off, and the rubber piece out (which looked brand new and the fluid was full and clean) and I pumped the leaver several hundred times, air bubbled out and the fluid popped up a bit but the clutch lever didnt get any stiffer so I gave up. I also tried squeezing the leaver in slowly and loosening the banjo bolt then tightening the blot and releasing the lever several times but that didnt work either.
Can anyone help me with this, maybe it's happened to others? Thanks guys
I've been away for a few months and my bikes been in the shed for the winter, since about November or so. I went out today since it's starting to warm up and I noticed right away that my clutch leaver was soft, wasn't engaging at all when pulled in. Now I know the system probably needs to be bled but I'm wondering how it would get air in it in the first place, the bike just sat for a few months..
Never had any issues with it before, although when I was riding it in the summer I noticed when I pulled the clutch leaver in it would make the subtle bubbling noise but always worked like normal. Today I leaned the bike over and turned the handlebars so the reservoir was level, I took the cover off, and the rubber piece out (which looked brand new and the fluid was full and clean) and I pumped the leaver several hundred times, air bubbled out and the fluid popped up a bit but the clutch lever didnt get any stiffer so I gave up. I also tried squeezing the leaver in slowly and loosening the banjo bolt then tightening the blot and releasing the lever several times but that didnt work either.
Can anyone help me with this, maybe it's happened to others? Thanks guys