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How often do you bleed your clutch?
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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.
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12000km now never bleed a single time
oberon clutch slave since 0km
oberon clutch slave since 0km
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a friend recently tried DOT 5 fluid - seems to have been successful
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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...
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2013 1199S 15500 KMS. Never bled, no issues. Will be changing fluid at major service.
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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
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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.
Flushed the whole system (rear, front and clutch) and replaced with Motul 660.
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.......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.
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.
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Back to the 11mm wrench and paper towel method. And I paid how much for this bike? 
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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.
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I'll check with DNA what else can be done since replacing the slave and the recall didn't take care of it.
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.
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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
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I was just told by my dealer that Ducati is working on a fix and that he should have additional info shortly.
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.
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.
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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
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