Clutch master cylinder overhaul. Looking for advice
Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2017 7:58 pm
Hello to all of you,
For the last few months I have been working on my 750 Paso and I’m facing an issue now for which I’m in need of some advice. It’s about the clutch master cylinder, which I’m overhauling. Or better, trying to overhaul . . .
When taking out the piston I expected an external circlip keeping the o-ring in its place. Just as with the front brake master cylinder, which I overhauled without any problem. To my surprise however I encountered a steel ring instead. Then I checked the replacement kit (Yeah, I know. Wrong order ) and there is also a steel ring. See pictures. It seems a strange construction to me, because how should such a ring keep the o-ring in its place? Just by clasping?
My question is: how to take out the old ring? It’s really stuck and also having it sitting in penetrating oil for several days is not helping getting it loose. Another strange thing is, the ring seems to be mounted in a slot. When asking whether he knew how to take it out, our fellow ducatipaso.org member Frank sent me this Youtube video with a 750 Monster master cylinder in which at the end (5:50 minutes) the ring comes out very easily. https://youtu.be/NjKaRd7-KWo
Is this the same construction as with a Paso (in other words: does it also have slot?) Has anybody got experience with this topic with a Paso? Thanks for helping me out!
Best regards, Ronald
For the last few months I have been working on my 750 Paso and I’m facing an issue now for which I’m in need of some advice. It’s about the clutch master cylinder, which I’m overhauling. Or better, trying to overhaul . . .
When taking out the piston I expected an external circlip keeping the o-ring in its place. Just as with the front brake master cylinder, which I overhauled without any problem. To my surprise however I encountered a steel ring instead. Then I checked the replacement kit (Yeah, I know. Wrong order ) and there is also a steel ring. See pictures. It seems a strange construction to me, because how should such a ring keep the o-ring in its place? Just by clasping?
My question is: how to take out the old ring? It’s really stuck and also having it sitting in penetrating oil for several days is not helping getting it loose. Another strange thing is, the ring seems to be mounted in a slot. When asking whether he knew how to take it out, our fellow ducatipaso.org member Frank sent me this Youtube video with a 750 Monster master cylinder in which at the end (5:50 minutes) the ring comes out very easily. https://youtu.be/NjKaRd7-KWo
Is this the same construction as with a Paso (in other words: does it also have slot?) Has anybody got experience with this topic with a Paso? Thanks for helping me out!
Best regards, Ronald