When i bought mine i got it home next day checked clutch(the guy i bought it from said:i don't get involved in how it works i just ride it) and the basket was fucked, grand canyon groves in it so swapped it out with a nice light one(it was the original basket from 2001 and had 26,000 miles on the clockand later discovered the fuel filter was stamped 2001 and he didn't know when the belts where last done i'd never owned a ducati in my life just jap stuff, in at the deep end but love it!! She has know clocked over 50,000.
At least it’s all pretty simple stuff, much simpler than doing a valve check, which the OP has already done.
Thanks everyone, I mean Wayne made a good point , taking those fairings on and off is a real pain in the ass and I wanna get as many things worked on while I have her apart! And I gues regardless of needing access I might as well pop off the clutch cover and service anything I can ! I’ll post some pics when I pull the rod out . I’m just waiting for my parts to get here b4 I start ripping her apart .
I’m doing this as we speak. To note I just got a 2000 750ss to match the 900 I have ! Gonna be the wife bike ..
Everything went very wrong on a simple fix. All the old seals looked fine. Also push rod came out with much pulling force but on the end of the push rod was what looks llike a circle of grey rtv sealer or something. Gulp. Then I broke the bleeder valve for the slave clutch then I broke the bleeder valve for the slave clutch . I tightened to hard (which is odd) it may have been damaged already. So I’m going to get the new parts for the banjo bolt and hope that small circle of a seal I pulled out isn’t gonna make more issues. I’m not home or I would post a picture. It was on the end of the pushrod on the “clutch housing side “ as I removed from the other side.
Oh man I don’t know how I could’ve screwed this up I’ve done this so many times On different bikes. So I replaced all the seals in the slave cylinder Pushrod pushrod . I ended up breaking the belted valve. I ordered a new valve and banjo bolt part. So now I can’t get any hydraulic fluid to come from my master cylinder reservoir at all. Whenever I open the bleeder valve pull the clutch in close the bleed valve pump clutch again open bleed valve etc. Nothing comes through nothing comes through I took the banjo bolt off the master cylinder to make sure the master cylinder is OK and it’s fine I took the banjo bolt off the master cylinder to make sure the master cylinder is OK and it’s fine.. hydraulic line is obviously full of air. I even tested the pressure on the actual slave cylinder it’s fine. The only thing I can think of is air getting in through that valve that I ordered? I had a bleed valve pump , it actually broke. But now it seems like I need it. What was I supposed to fill the slave cylinder for the clutch fluid before I attach the banjo bolt to it. Thanks This is like so embarrassing on the most simple thing ever
Heresy, sometimes you get an air lock in the line, try loosening the banjo on the slave and pumping the lever gently and often, best to keep an eye on the fluid in the reservoir that way you can see how much is getting into the system and ensure it retains enough fluid to prevent any extra air getting in
Sounds like you may need to bleed the master cylinder first. If it has a bleed nipple then all nice and easy. If not then crack the banjo bolt, pull in the clutch lever and hold it in while you nip up the banjo bolt. Use plenty of absorbant cloth round the banjo bolt to catch the fluid as it comes out. You may need to do this several times depending on how much air there is to push out.
Yeah I just tried both of those things I mean the integrity of the hydraulic system seems fine. I wonder does this have anything to do with the piston inside the cylinder? Tell me how far am I push rod should be sticking out on this 900 sos. I just feel like it should be pushing the slave cylinder into its housing as I attach it to the bike I just feel like it should be pushing the slave cylinder into its housing as I attach it to the bike . It’s like almost embarrassing it’s so simple Every time I pull the clutch in and then open the bleeder valve and hisses the very first time with pressure every time I pull the clutch in and then open the bleeder valve and hisses the very first time with pressure , then I close the valve release the clutch, but again hold it in open the valve and there’s no hiss. No mechanic but I’m pretty mechanically inclined and I cannot believe I’m having issues with this No mechanic but I’m pretty mechanically inclined that I cannot believe I’m having issues with this Lol
Also. I pulled the slave cylinder off and it was actually quarter full fluid so I must’ve fucked something down through the line. Pics of my cylinder and my push rod protrudes almost 3cm. Was as far as it would push back in
Also I’d like to add that whenever I pull the pushrod out a couple days ago this kind of gray seal this thing was on the end of the pushrod nearest the clutch side when I put it. Also I’d like to add that whenever I pulled a pushrod out a couple days ago this kind of gray seal this thing was on the end of the push rod nearest the clutch side when I pulled it out Gulp
So I pulled the clutch side off and pull the push right out of that side just to check it make sure so it’s obviously seated correctly. Am I supposed to fill the slave cylinder before I put the banjo boron?
