s.ga.rider
Well-Known Member
I tried to flush mine when I got it but I can’t get any fluid to come out. I tried the old school way of turning the bleeder and pulling the lever, put my vacuum bleeder on it and nothing. Sorry for the thread jack
Hydraulic clutches will slip if the fluid is not flushed often enough. First symptoms are a spongy feel due to either air, moisture or both. With moisture in the system the fluid expands and disengages the plates causing slip. I have had this exact problem on both my KTM and Beta when using in extreme rock crawling. I changed to fresh fluid and problem disappeared.I'm not clear on why a clutch fluid flush would affect a slipping clutch unless the slave cylinder was sticking and exercising it as part of the flush somehow loosened it up. Slipping clutches are typically caused by worn or contaminated friction discs and to a lesser extent weak springs.
It could just be a justification for some mistake on the assembly of the clutch plates that made the clutch slip, but what the shop told me was that due to this, there was insufficient pressure on the system and caused the clutch to be partially engaged.I don't see how that would make the clutch slip