How often do you bleed your clutch?

bp7178 · Jul 17, 2015

In all fairness, I was going to drain all of the stock fluid, find a way to flush it out and replace the stock clutch with a Oberon one.

asphaltkisser · Jul 21, 2015

12000km now never bleed a single time

oberon clutch slave since 0km

zaster · Jul 21, 2015

asphaltkisser said:
12000km now never bleed a single time

oberon clutch slave since 0km

You would think Ducati or DNA would have figured that out by now

RD16RR · Jul 22, 2015

a friend recently tried DOT 5 fluid - seems to have been successful

Stw · Jul 22, 2015

RD16RR said:
a friend recently tried DOT 5 fluid - seems to have been successful

DOT 5 should not be used,,,its silicon based and does not mix with DOT 3/4 and can cause major issues...DOT 5.1 is what can be used...

Adrian Sprint · Jul 22, 2015

2013 1199S 15500 KMS. Never bled, no issues. Will be changing fluid at major service.

lamb00j · Jul 22, 2015

i have never had an issue nor have i ever bleed the brakes or clutch. I did however go in for a service and the dealer did a flush at no charge of the brakes and the clutch. I can say i didnt feel the difference in the new clutch fluid/bleed, but it was very noticeable in the flush of the brake fluid! I hit the brakes and just about went over the front lol

bp7178 · Jul 22, 2015

Yeah, I did my front brakes recently and the difference was huge.

Flushed the whole system (rear, front and clutch) and replaced with Motul 660.

zaster · Aug 18, 2015

.......update: my dealer just performed TSB 15-001 per Ducati guidelines. Replaced the clutch slave piston anti-rotation insert.
No issues after a 1,100 mile trip.
Hopefully this will fix the problem which a slave cylinder replacement and total purge of the system couldn't.

zaster · Jun 7, 2016

Back to the 11mm wrench and paper towel method. And I paid how much for this bike?

youngR · Jun 7, 2016

zaster said:
.......update: my dealer just performed TSB 15-001 per Ducati guidelines. Replaced the clutch slave piston anti-rotation insert.
No issues after a 1,100 mile trip.
Hopefully this will fix the problem which a slave cylinder replacement and total purge of the system couldn't.

Hope so.

kickarsmann · Jun 8, 2016

zaster said:
Back to the 11mm wrench and paper towel method. And I paid how much for this bike?

I'm stumbling this problem myself. Although, I'm not sure if the TSB was performed on my bike.

I notice when I have trouble finding neutral and shifting from 1 to 2 etc. And issue downshifting, thats my indication to bleed the system.

zaster · Jun 8, 2016

I'll check with DNA what else can be done since replacing the slave and the recall didn't take care of it.

mtb · Jun 9, 2016

I recently had similar issues with my Monster 1200S. Replacing the clutch pump (master cylinder) fixed it.

DLIT · Jun 10, 2016

zaster said:
.......update: my dealer just performed TSB 15-001 per Ducati guidelines. Replaced the clutch slave piston anti-rotation insert.
No issues after a 1,100 mile trip.
Hopefully this will fix the problem which a slave cylinder replacement and total purge of the system couldn't.

Is there an actual TSB number besides 15-001? I'm not seeing the details when doing a search. I have swapped out my slave cylinder and it didn't fix the issue either.

RD16RR · Jun 11, 2016

zaster said:
Back to the 11mm wrench and paper towel method. And I paid how much for this bike?

...."been here...and been doing this"...since the early 916 days....as routine as checking oil or air pressure

zaster · Jul 19, 2016

I was just told by my dealer that Ducati is working on a fix and that he should have additional info shortly.

endodoc · Jul 19, 2016

Working on a fix????? Oh of course what was I thinking with the hydraulic clutch
Being a brand new invention there are going to be some bugs. Ducati used cheap OEM parts that happened to share a brand name. Brembo GP master and Oberon slave. I have never touched the system. 6000mi and the fluid looks new as day one. In stock trim, this bike has quite a few pieces that belong in the rubbish can.

ducati culture · Jul 19, 2016

Mannn I got a ziptie on my zhit right now. I am gonna leave it on there a few days. I just had my clutch flushed and now it just became worst. I believe its due to air. :-( dc

Gecko · Jul 19, 2016

endodoc said:
Working on a fix????? Oh of course what was I thinking with the hydraulic clutch
Being a brand new invention there are going to be some bugs. Ducati used cheap OEM parts that happened to share a brand name. Brembo GP master and Oberon slave. I have never touched the system. 6000mi and the fluid looks new as day one. In stock trim, this bike has quite a few pieces that belong in the rubbish can.

^+1
Yep! I am really tired of this kind of posts....
If you have a problem with the clutch hydraulics, chance the slave cyl. If problem persists, chance master cyl.
Ducati's SC design is probably as old as the fuel tank venting piece inside the cap or the f**king claxon. Must be some sort of a mob thing

But please.... Clutch hydraulics is one of the simplest things on this bike. Fix it yourself, don't complain for years about it. It's just boring....

How often do you bleed your clutch?

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