Need Urgent Help

[Ak Jim]

The next time you have this problem try pumping the clutch several times and then putting it in gear. If it works ok after pumping then it probably is air in the system.

[Beardog]

Have you checked your linkage? I parked my V in the garge one night and the next day it wouldn't go into reverse so after pushing it out I discovered that 1-6th gear worked fine. I drove it to the dealer and they replaced someting in the linkage and it was done under warranty.

[Koooop]

Originally Posted by heavymetals

Sounds like a funky clutch slave to me.

Yeah that.

(May as well be a clutch with what you have to do to change it out...)

[nmaier2201]

Mike any updates? I have one other tidbit that might help. I noticed after my repeated refilling/swapping of the shot glass reservoir that there was fluid that had come out of the top of the reservoir and had dried up.... After a careful examination of the rubber diaphram (accordion looking thing in the cap) that the clear plastic part in the bottom had come out because the rubber accordion had ripped slightly.

At 1st I didn't really think much of it, but Darkman pointed out to be that it does matter because you don't want moisture contaminating the fluid, which will lower the boiling point.

So just for grins I bled the clutch one more time... and just like the other times it helped... but the question is how long will it last? I think the boot being ripped is allowing moisture in there and ruining my RBF600, which is causing my clutch to drag, and therefore making it hard for me to switch gears.

I called up Luke and he's ordering me what we think is the replacement cap. so until I get that fixed it looks like I'll have to bleed my clutch about every 2 months to keep the fluid good enough for the slave to fully disengage...

Why post that novel? check your rubber diaphram in the reservoir... and even if you just bled that clutch.... do it again just to see... it doesn't hurt anything... and it was eye opening to me.

Thanks Darkman!