Joined May 2013
167 Posts | 47+
Portugal
Joined May 2013
167 Posts | 47+
Portugal
This is such a bad day to read the news, but I'm telling you this has nothing to do with April fools 
Yesterday I was going to work and felt the clutch slowly loosing pressure. It had never happened to me and I thought maybe it had something to do with the little red tuner. So I pulled over and rotated it all the way out, it usually stops at some point, but it didn't this time, I found that odd. As soon as I took over and gave it a look, there was no more tuner there...
I'm talking about that little red thing there, just the star shaped thing, everything else seems to be there, but I might be wrong as well...
When I got to work I found a screwdriver and popped the cap out of the reservoir. It was like 1/4 filled... so definitively the oil is missing there, and I hope that's all.
I took some photos of it (nevermind all the little dots, too much polen in the air):
As you can see, there's no traces of oil spilling either on the master or slave cylinders.
I have a few questions for you guys, hope some of you can help a noob:
1. I'm going to [try to] solve this myself. I heard about a Magura kit to bleed it, what do I need other than the mineral oil?
2. Although it might seem easy to fix, I would like to make sure I don't run into another one of this soon. What should I look for? Any seals that might need replacing? I found no traces of oil, did it just evaporate?
3. The only thing I had changed from my routine is using the kickstarter on a daily basis instead of the magic button. So I use the decomp lever pretty much every time I start it. Is it possible it might be doing something to the cap?
4. What about the red tuner, where can I find that?
Hope you can shed some light in my way. Remember I have never done this before and I'm not really a mechanics guy, I'm just trying to learn something on the way.
Thanks!
Yesterday I was going to work and felt the clutch slowly loosing pressure. It had never happened to me and I thought maybe it had something to do with the little red tuner. So I pulled over and rotated it all the way out, it usually stops at some point, but it didn't this time, I found that odd. As soon as I took over and gave it a look, there was no more tuner there...
I'm talking about that little red thing there, just the star shaped thing, everything else seems to be there, but I might be wrong as well...
When I got to work I found a screwdriver and popped the cap out of the reservoir. It was like 1/4 filled... so definitively the oil is missing there, and I hope that's all.
I took some photos of it (nevermind all the little dots, too much polen in the air):
As you can see, there's no traces of oil spilling either on the master or slave cylinders.
I have a few questions for you guys, hope some of you can help a noob:
1. I'm going to [try to] solve this myself. I heard about a Magura kit to bleed it, what do I need other than the mineral oil?
2. Although it might seem easy to fix, I would like to make sure I don't run into another one of this soon. What should I look for? Any seals that might need replacing? I found no traces of oil, did it just evaporate?
3. The only thing I had changed from my routine is using the kickstarter on a daily basis instead of the magic button. So I use the decomp lever pretty much every time I start it. Is it possible it might be doing something to the cap?
4. What about the red tuner, where can I find that?
Hope you can shed some light in my way. Remember I have never done this before and I'm not really a mechanics guy, I'm just trying to learn something on the way.
Thanks!
Joined May 2010
592 Posts | 246+
San Francisco, California
Joined Jun 2007
4K Posts | 1K+
south east WA Australia
can use a syringe jammed into the bleed port on the slave cylinder to reverse flush the system
I use BP bartran HV15 which is like 2.5wt suspension fluid, others use baby oil (mineral oil) from a pharmacy)
if theres no oil leak visible at the master then any oil that has been lost will have gone into the engine so the o ring on the slave needs to be replaced.. but just bleed (fill with new oil) first and see how it goes.
the red thing goes missing sometimes. i think it breaks or falls off. usually there is enough of the adjusting mechanism left to still be able to make the adjustment work but you need a pair of pliers to turn the bolt. if its totally gone then look out for someone with a a kid racing KTMs they break the alloy levers all the time and could have a box full of parts.
bergsmlergs thread may also be useful http://husaberg.org/mechanical/20073-2009-fe570-clutch-mc-rebuild-2.html#post160155
I use BP bartran HV15 which is like 2.5wt suspension fluid, others use baby oil (mineral oil) from a pharmacy)
if theres no oil leak visible at the master then any oil that has been lost will have gone into the engine so the o ring on the slave needs to be replaced.. but just bleed (fill with new oil) first and see how it goes.
the red thing goes missing sometimes. i think it breaks or falls off. usually there is enough of the adjusting mechanism left to still be able to make the adjustment work but you need a pair of pliers to turn the bolt. if its totally gone then look out for someone with a a kid racing KTMs they break the alloy levers all the time and could have a box full of parts.
bergsmlergs thread may also be useful http://husaberg.org/mechanical/20073-2009-fe570-clutch-mc-rebuild-2.html#post160155
Joined Jun 2007
4K Posts | 1K+
south east WA Australia
Joined May 2013
167 Posts | 47+
Portugal
Back with another update!
Here's the list of the mods that have been done:
• Front and rear fender "Husaberg" sticker
• Ignition key
• Axle sliders
• Peg sliders
• Yellow rim tape
• Racetech Vertigo Alu handguards
• Husaberg grips
• Underbar mirrors
• KTM EXC headlight
• Bridgestone S20 tires
• Pegs painted black
• LED blinkers
• Renthal chain (golden)
• Renthal rear sprocket 40T (black)
• Renthal front sprocket 14T
• Yellow carburetor Freeflo hoses
• Yellow radiator Samco hoses
• Twin Air air filter
• Iridium Denso IXU 24 spark plug
• Blue HEL brake lines
And here's what you want to see:
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Here's the list of the mods that have been done:
• Front and rear fender "Husaberg" sticker
• Ignition key
• Axle sliders
• Peg sliders
• Yellow rim tape
• Racetech Vertigo Alu handguards
• Husaberg grips
• Underbar mirrors
• KTM EXC headlight
• Bridgestone S20 tires
• Pegs painted black
• LED blinkers
• Renthal chain (golden)
• Renthal rear sprocket 40T (black)
• Renthal front sprocket 14T
• Yellow carburetor Freeflo hoses
• Yellow radiator Samco hoses
• Twin Air air filter
• Iridium Denso IXU 24 spark plug
• Blue HEL brake lines
And here's what you want to see:
(1/2)
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