So two weekends ago I upgraded all my brake lines to braided lines. Everything went smooth and there were no hiccups. So I built up some confidence and decided I would replace the clutch line last weekend to a braided line. I Empty the clutch master cylinder then empty the clutch slave cylinder and everything is going fine. Until, I started to back the banjo bolt out of the clutch slave cylinder.
On all the other banjo bolts I would use my 12mm combination wrench to brake the bolt free with a half of turn and then just use my fingers to remove the bolt. On this banjo bolt it would get loose then tight then loose, etc. I had to use the combination wrench to remove the entire bolt which should have told me something was wrong and I should have stopped there and just left the line how it was.
However, I didn't do that. So once I get the banjo bolt out I inspect it and I noticed that there are threads in between the threads of the banjo bolt. I remove these threads and try to put the bolt back in by hand but it won't go. So either when it was installed the banjo bolt was cross threaded or when I removed the bolt I did something wrong because the clutch slave cylinder will not expect a bolt now.
So I ordered new parts for it on Tuesday from my local dealer and they should be here tomorrow. I had to replace the clutch slave cylinder, the clutch cylinder cover, and the two screws that hold the cylinder cover on because those screws were evil. I soaked them in WD-40, I then tried every hand powered screwdriver I owned and nothing. I then break out the impact wrench and the threat of power tools worked because those two screws just jumped out. I didn't even need to put the battery in the impact drill just putting the Phillips bit in the drill and giving it a little turn by hand was enough to free the evil screws.
Here are pictures and if you want to see the whole album click on the link below the pictures:
Hayabusa Clutch Issue
On all the other banjo bolts I would use my 12mm combination wrench to brake the bolt free with a half of turn and then just use my fingers to remove the bolt. On this banjo bolt it would get loose then tight then loose, etc. I had to use the combination wrench to remove the entire bolt which should have told me something was wrong and I should have stopped there and just left the line how it was.
However, I didn't do that. So once I get the banjo bolt out I inspect it and I noticed that there are threads in between the threads of the banjo bolt. I remove these threads and try to put the bolt back in by hand but it won't go. So either when it was installed the banjo bolt was cross threaded or when I removed the bolt I did something wrong because the clutch slave cylinder will not expect a bolt now.
So I ordered new parts for it on Tuesday from my local dealer and they should be here tomorrow. I had to replace the clutch slave cylinder, the clutch cylinder cover, and the two screws that hold the cylinder cover on because those screws were evil. I soaked them in WD-40, I then tried every hand powered screwdriver I owned and nothing. I then break out the impact wrench and the threat of power tools worked because those two screws just jumped out. I didn't even need to put the battery in the impact drill just putting the Phillips bit in the drill and giving it a little turn by hand was enough to free the evil screws.
Here are pictures and if you want to see the whole album click on the link below the pictures:
Hayabusa Clutch Issue
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