So, prior to a recent trip to Ohio, I hopped on the bike to fuel up the day before because there were no gas stations on my intended route for quite some distance. As I pulled in the clutch lever, there was no resistance at all, and the lever did not return to its normal resting position when let go. What the heck! So after a quick Google search, I decided to bleed my clutch slave cylinder in the hopes that this would solve my problems. Why I had no hydraulic pressure at all was another issue altogether, but not one to be addressed at this point. I removed the lower fairing partially for easy access to the bleeder screw and did, in fact, get some air out of the system. My clutch was now working, but clearly, something was afoot. Anyway, I threw caution to the wind and had a great weekend trip and thought little about the clutch until I got home a few days later.

I popped off the clutch slave cylinder and found some old, crusty, gunky brake fluid on the wrong side of the seal. So, I ordered a new cup seal and waited for it to arrive.

 

The seal arrived a few days later and it was a quick fix clean the bore, pop in the new seal and reassemble everything.  However, now I have no clutch at all!?

 

To be continued……..