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Ok ... I am starting to get a little frustrated. I always have to bleed my clutch after about 200-300 miles of street riding, or in the middle of doing a trackday when I am doing a lot of continuous up/down shifting.
I don't get any air from the bleeder screw at the slave cylinder when bleeding, however, when I bleed the mastercylinder I get just a few bubbles (One or two cycles on open/closing of the bleeding port inside the resevoir) and then it is good as new.
I know for a fact that I do not have any leaks from anywhere on my hydraulic system for the clutch. I have replaced the mastercylinder with a new OEM part thinking that it was allowing air to get past the seals somehow, but the issue still persists. Logic tells me that in order for air to get into a sealed hydraulic system, then fluid would have an avenue to leak out while under pressure. I have repeatedly and thoroughly inspected my mastercylinder, line, and slave for any signs of leakage and all appear to be in proper operating condition with no leaks of any kind. I am pretty technically inclined, but this has me stumped. It really does not make any sense.
Can someone shed some factual knowledge as to why I keep getting air in my system? Having to constantly bleed my clutch hydraulics is getting old, and I would like to find out how to alleviate this once and for all.
Thanks in advance for your replies.
I don't get any air from the bleeder screw at the slave cylinder when bleeding, however, when I bleed the mastercylinder I get just a few bubbles (One or two cycles on open/closing of the bleeding port inside the resevoir) and then it is good as new.
I know for a fact that I do not have any leaks from anywhere on my hydraulic system for the clutch. I have replaced the mastercylinder with a new OEM part thinking that it was allowing air to get past the seals somehow, but the issue still persists. Logic tells me that in order for air to get into a sealed hydraulic system, then fluid would have an avenue to leak out while under pressure. I have repeatedly and thoroughly inspected my mastercylinder, line, and slave for any signs of leakage and all appear to be in proper operating condition with no leaks of any kind. I am pretty technically inclined, but this has me stumped. It really does not make any sense.
Can someone shed some factual knowledge as to why I keep getting air in my system? Having to constantly bleed my clutch hydraulics is getting old, and I would like to find out how to alleviate this once and for all.
Thanks in advance for your replies.