Ducati 2V Clutch Slave Cylinder Repair 

My Number 1 piece of equipment is a chair....of varying sizes...

Mike The spring in there is to hold the piston out against the release pushrod and bearing to prevent piston knockback from the pushrod rattling around within the gearbox shaft. This minimises any additional piston movement before it lifts the pressure plate off

Less is more mate

So she’s not an art lover hey? 😂

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Works well with the 'Sheila's at AC/DC concerts (true story)

I bet it ain't just for that area...

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That’s funny 😄

@@motominx7507 nobody ask you, bush bogan.

New chain and sprockets on their way 👍

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There's no r in Doocotti.

@@DistinctOgre It just phonetics Cat v Cart as per Australian vernacular.

@@AuMechanic I understand. Just a joke. Thanks.

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Sorry mate but I don’t know. When I rebuilt my 900 engine I painted it with Duplicolor aluminum coloured engine enamel. It is a pretty good match.

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G’day mate, I just happened to need some rubber grease for something one day and picked up a tube. I then read on the label that it was designed for use in automotive brake systems so I’ve been using it ever since. I’m not familiar enough with the Permatex range, or any other brands if I’m honest, to know if there is a similar product available. I’m sure there will be, may try their website or ring the company directly?

Just Google Red Rubber Grease....plenty around....

Of course. Are you aware of “brake knock off”? This is similar in so far as the spring holds pre load on the piston against the push rod to the pressure plate so that it doesn’t get bumped back up into the cylinder. That ensures the lever only travels as far as it needs to when you grab the clutch, does that make sense? I’m not sure if I’m explaining that very well.

@@ANDY5 ..No you explained it okay.Usually the master takes care of the slack...an odd design with a steel spring inside an aluminum bore...makes me think..regular flushes. Thanks Andy...

I don’t know about you but I don’t use my torque wrench every day, I’m pretty sure leaving it overnight won’t do any harm. Most springs are left with some load on them when you think about it, your suspension for one. It wouldn’t hurt to ask Mark from the workshop but if he doesn’t know try Matt 😂 I’ll reach out and get his opinion.

well yeah, but always when he mumbles "himynameismawelcombacktotheshop" I remember him complaining that someone had been calling him Mark, so to keep the joke running.... About the springs - well I'm using not very often torque wrenches, but when I finish with them always put the load back - want them as accurate as possible in the time - the springs are sagging(or more correct to say weakening) during time. The matter of fact that there is info of the length of the clutch springs in the manuals, to check, means that these fuckers are having some life - having them pressed for longer time is quite logical in a way, to fatigue the material - you are not folding all the time the clutch squeezed , nor the suspension is fully compressed all the time while riding.. But yeah, this may have minimal effect so not to bother at all - curious about it..

I have asked Matt for his opinion. The truth is that I didn’t even consider what I was saying and was completely oblivious to the fact that I was working on a clutch system and not a brake system. As clutch springs always have load on them, i.e. that’s what maintains the clamping force on the clutch plates, I’m not convinced that it will hurt them. I’m also thinking that it is a single operation as opposed to the 50 times I will cycle the springs through their operating range on my ride to work.

Yup, this makes sense as well!

@@petkobika We've learned from magazine springs that springs don't deform or weaken from being compressed over time, but from being cycled. You can leave a magazine fully loaded in the safe for years, and it'll work just as well as one that hasn't been left loaded. At least that's my experience. Matt probably knows the formula to back up my anecdotal observations.

Jon Eyes ,, that’s his “lack of attention to detail” Cleaning Maintenance Love Respect After all ,, his preference is a Yamaha & a shaft drive one at that.

Good pick up mate, new chain and sprockets are on their way Jon, another one of the little jobs I need to do on this bike. This is also the reason I didn’t do a thorough clean in there. I’ll do that when I fit the new sprocket.

I love them equally, kinda like my kids. Except that one brat 😂

Andy's Motorcycle Obsessions ,, I know what it’s like to be “that one brat”. I didn’t want to mention what looked like rust spots on the chain ,, didn’t want push the boundaries of friendship 😘 But you do insist on riding her in the rain .. shit Andy , she’s a Duc ,, not a duck , alright!

@@motominx7507 I'll have you know, I have a distaste for the way you say Yamaha like it's a cuss word.

That’s funny 😄

I sold it in 2016

@@ANDY5 I thought I seen it in a recent episode

I wish

@jesus jones they came off to play with the Ducati, he put em back on after he squirted fluid onto his tank ;) LOL

Who doesn't?

New Zealanders are a little bit “special” 😂