Hey everyone, I'm new to posting but have been reading these forums for a few months now. Back in January I picked up a 90 katana 1100 and have been working on getting it road worthy since. I had it out on the road about a month ago, it was running ok, needed an idle adjustment but shifting was smooth. After riding it for a little while, I noticed that the clutch was starting to grab before letting go of the clutch lever. I tried bleeding the clutch from the bleed screw on the slave cylinder but it did not seem to help.
I was finally able to get back to the bike a little bit this week. I took the sprocket cover off and used a clamp to squeeze the slave cylinder and again tried to bleed the system. I'm still unable to move the bike while it is in gear with the clutch level fully squeezed. Also, if the bike is running and I have the rear brake held, the engine will die as soon as I shift into gear.
The clutch must not be fully disengaged but I cannot tell where the failure is coming from. Is there a way to test the slave or master cylinders individually to determine if one is not up to spec? Another note I should mention, when I squeezed the slave cylinder with the clamp to bleed the system, upon releasing the clamp, the slave cylinder slowly extends itself without any input from the clutch lever/master cylinder. I found myself racing to get the sprocket cover back on before the slave extended too far. Could this be a sign of a dying slave cylinder?
I was finally able to get back to the bike a little bit this week. I took the sprocket cover off and used a clamp to squeeze the slave cylinder and again tried to bleed the system. I'm still unable to move the bike while it is in gear with the clutch level fully squeezed. Also, if the bike is running and I have the rear brake held, the engine will die as soon as I shift into gear.
The clutch must not be fully disengaged but I cannot tell where the failure is coming from. Is there a way to test the slave or master cylinders individually to determine if one is not up to spec? Another note I should mention, when I squeezed the slave cylinder with the clamp to bleed the system, upon releasing the clamp, the slave cylinder slowly extends itself without any input from the clutch lever/master cylinder. I found myself racing to get the sprocket cover back on before the slave extended too far. Could this be a sign of a dying slave cylinder?
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