Gear selection issue,

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  1. nhshifty

    nhshifty Active Member

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    Hi All

    I dusted off my bike this weekend to find the clutch fluid very cloudy in the resevoir, hence the clutch will not work. I have bled the fluid through and can feel resistance in the lever, but it still stalls each time I select first gear.
    Is this a common fault?
    Mt next step is to pull the slave cylinder and re-seal, but thought I should post here first in case I have missed something.
    All thoughts welcome......
     
  2. SIDEWAYS

    SIDEWAYS Senior Member

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    Side stand down??
     
  3. nhshifty

    nhshifty Active Member

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    Unfortunately not mate, I wish it as though even if I did look a tit!!
     
  4. ColinBR

    ColinBR God Like

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    It does sound like it could well be a problem with the slave cylinder.
     
  5. Jellyhead

    Jellyhead New Member

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    i had this on my zx6 a year or 2 ago it was the switch on the side stand wasent working so it was as if the stand was allways down,took the stand off and gave everything a good clean and it worked fine,not saying thats your problem but worth a go
     
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  6. Iain

    Iain Active Member

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    Which bike, how old, how many miles?
     
  7. nhshifty

    nhshifty Active Member

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    2007 blade 6,000 miles
     
  8. masterblader

    masterblader Active Member

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    Am pretty sure the clutch push rod had not disengaged the clutch to make a clean gear selection. Lack of hydraulic pressure IMO..Remove the piston on the slave cylinder, fill cavity with fluid refit piston pushing the fluid gently back into the reservoir and then bled.
     
  9. wedgiewolves#223

    wedgiewolves#223 God Like

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    Make sure it's definitely bled up right . Did you crack the banjo bolt on the lever ? If not this is your problem hold clutch in crack banjo bolt re tighten pump lever . I bled brakes all the time easily eyes closed the clutch Slavs was a bit of a nightmare .
     

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