More clutch woes: Help, please.

[DrJ]

Ever since I installed my EVR slipper clutch, EVR clutch slave (30mm), & my Pazzo clutch lever on my 2010 Evo Sp, I have had continuing clutch issues. It started a few weeks after the aforementioned installation. Here's what happens: I start up the bike in neutral, pull in the clutch lever, put it in gear, and the bike lurches and then stalls out.
I brought it to the dealer and they said there was air in the clutch master. They bled it, it worked for a week, and then problem re-surfaced. I bled it again, it worked for a week, and then the problem re-surfaced.
A buddy of mine said it was the EVR clutch slave. So, I removed it this afternoon, re-installed the OEM one, bled the system, but the problem won't resolve itself at all now. Another buddy of mine thinks I have a defective seal in the Brembo clutch master...
Anybody have a similar problem or have any ideas? If not, it looks like I'll be buying an upgraded Brembo clutch master....

DrJ

[08hyper]

Since you keep getting air into the system, and your sure its not the slave, then it has to be the Brembo master, bleed fitting, or hose connectors. Make sure all is tight. Aloha Alex

[johnchypermotard]

Originally Posted by 08hyper

Since you keep getting air into the system, and your sure its not the slave, then it has to be the Brembo master, bleed fitting, or hose connectors. Make sure all is tight. Aloha Alex

agreed!!!

fwiw, i am going through same issues with my evr slave cylinder now, and will work on troubleshooting the issue this week to resolve.

[DrJ]

Originally Posted by johnchypermotard

agreed!!!

fwiw, i am going through same issues with my evr slave cylinder now, and will work on troubleshooting the issue this week to resolve.

Please let me know what you find out. Thanks.

[johnchypermotard]

Originally Posted by DrJ

Please let me know what you find out. Thanks.

will do ... i am going to try and borrow a "good" master, then test the system.

if the air issue goes away, then it was the master ... if not, then it is either the slave or the line.

[r60slash5]

Seeing you changed the levers, the adjustment of rod from the lever to the master cylinder could be off.

Ted

[DrJ]

Well, I got it all sorted out. Once again, some of the clutch friction and steel plates rusted together. The cluprit was washing my bike! Anyway, once the rust occurs, the clutch doesn't work, and it also somehow burps air into the system. The temporary fix is wire brushing the plates and bleeding the clutch fluid.

So, how do you guys avoid this problem? Do you not wash your bikes?!

Thanks.

DrJ

[st2lemans]

Originally Posted by DrJ

So, how do you guys avoid this problem? Do you not wash your bikes?!

Actually, I don't (well, maybe once a year or so).

Tom

[Decreasing Dave]

After washing, start the bike and run it for a bit to get it warm. While it's running, cycle the clutch lever several times to cycle the plates. This will help expell the water from the clutch plates. The warm motor/exhaust will help evaporate any puddles that form on the engine or in the exhaust.

Dave

[johnchypermotard]

Originally Posted by Decreasing Dave

The warm motor/exhaust will help eveaporate any poodles that form on the engine or in the exhaust.

Dave

wow ... first unicorns ... and now poodles?