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Sinjhin
| Posted on Tuesday, April 06, 2010 - 04:05 pm: |
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So, I filled up my clutch fluid reservoir with DOT 4 Brake Fluid a couple days ago and it is continuously leaking out of the front left (sitting on the bike) corner. I have taken the cap back off to make sure the gasket and the rubber grommet thingy are in place. Any suggestions? it is getting all over my clutch lever and I worry because brake fluid can be so corrosive. |
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Buell2001b
| Posted on Tuesday, April 06, 2010 - 04:30 pm: |
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have you lost presure on your clutch lever. |
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Sinjhin
| Posted on Tuesday, April 06, 2010 - 05:37 pm: |
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No, not at all. The clutch is still working perfectly. No change in tension or action at all. |
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Sinjhin
| Posted on Tuesday, April 06, 2010 - 11:16 pm: |
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I normally don't do this... But, bumpity bump bumper, bumpin de bump. |
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Pariah
| Posted on Wednesday, April 07, 2010 - 12:19 am: |
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Is it possible you overfilled it? I would pop off the cap periodically and wipe it up... shouldn't be necessary to do more than once a week if it's just a minor leak. I've only had a small amount of leakage myself. |
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Sinjhin
| Posted on Wednesday, April 07, 2010 - 04:08 am: |
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I filled it all the way up to the top... So, yeah I definitely could have overfilled it. Would that cause it to leak? I figured the cap would be a completely tight seal. |
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Pariah
| Posted on Wednesday, April 07, 2010 - 04:44 am: |
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Sorry I partially misinterpreted... I thought you were having some leaking from the outer clutch cover (the cap I referred to was the puck!). But yeah, I think you can overfill the reservoir and the leakage your getting is probably from that. The seal is tight, but the fluid is under pressure when you squeeze the lever. |
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