04-10-2020, 01:22 AM
Max, thank you so much for all great information! I viewed all of the links you posted. From one of the links I discovered that I put the "protector" in up-side-down on my VFR800 clutch master cylinder. The protector was sitting loose in the bottom of the reservoir when I drained it and I guessed which way it went back in. Wouldn't you know it - I had a 50-50 chance of getting it right, and I got it wrong! The clutch seems to work fine, so I'll just wait until the next time I change the fluid to correct it. Just one little hint, that I discovered works very well: Put a dab of grease on the surface of the piston where it contacts the lever - it works wonders. You applied grease to the rubber cap when you installed it, so some of it likely covered the top of the piston. I had to purchase special snap-ring pliers to reach deep enough to remove the snap-ring. I owned 8 or 9 pairs, but none of them were small enough, yet long enough to reach the clip.