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next Saturday I decided to 'do the fix'. I figured it would
take about an hour. Like usual I figured wrong. Murphy hangs
out at my house a lot. Here is the basic steps you'll need to know to get to the parts: Drain the oil into a suitable container. Once that is done put the bike on a bike jack if you have one as this will make it much easier to work on. Make sure the bike is secure and that it won't crash to the ground. Once you have the bike secured and at a suitable working level remove the secondary cover on the left side of the bike (if you were sitting on it). 
This is the cover that has the gear shift linkage running in
to it. To remove this cover grab an 8mm socket and remove the
4 bolts, two at the top, one towards the front and one
underneath. Once the cover is loose pull it away gently and
unplug the large electrical plug found underneath.
 Once you have the secondary cover removed you will
need to remove the clutch slave cylinder which can be seen in
the picture at left. Some people have removed the lines and
fluid but I didn't. Once it was unbolted I simply bunged it
over the the side out of my way. You may also have to unplug a
few of the electrical connectors to get them out of your way
also. Once you have removed the clutch slave cylinder do
not squeeze the clutch lever. If you do your going to get
brake fluid all over, push the piston out and just generally
cause yourself a lot more work. |