R-III-R Turbo
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- Oct 12, 2010
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- Location
- Ireland
- Ride
- 2472cc Supercharged Carpenter Rocket III Stroker
So I'm pootling along in 5th and coming up to a roundabout, go to change gear and find my clutch lever is limp.
So i had to take that roundabout in 5th gear
Worked the throttle then to get the tranny to that nice unburdened point in between being pushed by the motor and being dragged by the back wheel/road, and pushed the shifter lever down (while wincing) to get it down into 2nd.
Managed to get it home in 2nd without stopping
Anyway took it apart and this is what i found;
Noticed the other o-ring on the slave was saggy
Master cyl reservoir had crystal type amber deposits on it's edge, a grubby gasket
Reservoir fluid was black cloudy, a black paste had gathered in the corners, and little melted bits of rubber were stuck to the walls
This is the fluid I'd used, 3 years ago
Looks to me like the fluid was melting the rubber, and it was no longer able for the pressure it took to pull the pressure plate forward against the Carpenter springs.
Soooo... has anyone ever seen this kind of thing before?
Is it dodgy fluid?
Reaction with something?
Need to prevent it happening again.
So i had to take that roundabout in 5th gear
Worked the throttle then to get the tranny to that nice unburdened point in between being pushed by the motor and being dragged by the back wheel/road, and pushed the shifter lever down (while wincing) to get it down into 2nd.
Managed to get it home in 2nd without stopping
Anyway took it apart and this is what i found;
Noticed the other o-ring on the slave was saggy
Master cyl reservoir had crystal type amber deposits on it's edge, a grubby gasket
Reservoir fluid was black cloudy, a black paste had gathered in the corners, and little melted bits of rubber were stuck to the walls
This is the fluid I'd used, 3 years ago
Looks to me like the fluid was melting the rubber, and it was no longer able for the pressure it took to pull the pressure plate forward against the Carpenter springs.
Soooo... has anyone ever seen this kind of thing before?
Is it dodgy fluid?
Reaction with something?
Need to prevent it happening again.