Clutch fluid replacement Sv1000

[imdying]

Best time to change your brake/clutch fluid is the same time as your oil... i.e. every WOF (easy way remember when it needs to be done), naturally don't leave your oil that long if you're doing big miles Fluid is cheap as chips, and it's an easy easy job.

[cs363]

Don't know if you guys have seen these, but there's some good info and a possible fix here:

http://www.suzukisv1000.com/faq/clutch.htm
http://www.suzukisv1000.com/faq/clutch3.htm#revised

[imdying]

Yep, have seen it, haven't had the motivation to verify the results myself.

However, I am working on a small carbon fibre bracket to hold an additional slave boot, to try and keep as much crap from reaching the seal as possible.

[notme]

Heya WarlockNZ -

According to my notes, that SV had a fluid change just before it became yours, I have the date here as October 2007. Fluid is cheap and it's an easy job and a good opportunity to check and adjust things, so it definitley won't hurt to change it sooner rather than later.....

The extra seal was fitted to the slave cylinder by Mt Eden m/c in early 2007 (no exact date sorry).

I looked for braided lines once (one of the few things I didn't do to that bike!) but all I could find were pretty fookin expensive...would be a nice addition though! I have heard of WOF problems with braided lines, but that would seem unlikely as long as they meet whatever standards are required.....? Don't know much about that subject.

I like the one man brake bleeding kits you get from supercheap etc - even though you can reach the bleed nut on a bike a wee bit easier than on a car, I still find them a nicer way to do it.

[WarlockNZ]

Awesome!! ... thanks bro.

[Max Preload]

I looked for braided lines once (one of the few things I didn't do to that bike!) but all I could find were pretty fookin expensive...would be a nice addition though! I have heard of WOF problems with braided lines, but that would seem unlikely as long as they meet whatever standards are required.....? Don't know much about that subject.

For anyone who is interested - from the VIRM:

Hose end fittings that can be undone using hand tools are unacceptable.

That is not the connection to the banjo, but the connection to the flexible section of HOSE itself.