Dirt Bike Clutch Bleeding

This BikeBandit.com How To Video overviews Dirt Bike Clutch Bleeding with Steve Matthes and was produced by Transworld Motocross.

Much like brake bleeding, dirt bike clutch bleeding is a fairly straightforward process - though it does require a few specialty tools. Over time, like most any fluid, clutch fluid degrades with use. You'll want to check a dirt bike manual for the exact procedure and recommended intervals for the given application. This is a general guideline and hydraulic clutch bleeding procedures are going to vary a bit from dirt bike to dirt bike. You can find dirt bike manuals on the BikeBandit.com website at http://www.bikebandit.com/motorcycle-repair-manual/cm/a642315

For the most part, the same tools that are used for dirt bike brake bleeding will also be used for bleeding a hydraulic dirt bike clutch. If you've seen our dirt bike brake bleeding video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcZdqCGBf2E you'll have a good idea of what's required. Some hydraulic dirt bike clutches require brake fluid, and others require special clutch fluid. Both types of dirt bike clutch fluid can be found on our website at http://www.bikebandit.com/brake-clutch-fluids-motorcycle-chemicals/c/a642287a... along with dirt bike brake fluid if necessary.

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Dirt
• Bike
• Clutch
• Bleeding

[justinchaffin1013]

@copsinmyhouse or shift into the gear at a higher throttle thing my cr did it to just hold the throttle when ur doing it doesnt sound like a good idea but it worked for me

[XxTecheyxX]

@copsinmyhouse sounds likle you need to clean your jets its a common prob

[copsinmyhouse]

i have a question, when i pull in my clutch ( i have a 03 ktm 250sx) and slap it into gear the bike stalls, the idle isnt the problem, i ve been asked that b4. do i need to add hydraulic oil? thanks!

[druminsk8]

hey i rode a 2012 ktm with the hydraulic clutch but only for like 6 laps, do the hydraulics make much of a difference?

[TheContender125]

I had air in my lines and I tried bleeding it from the bottom up and it didn't work the two times I tried then.I then tried from the top down and got it first try.

[rideskisallday]

@dkcharger08 same thing with my 125.I'm gonna try changing the fluid tomorrow.

[TheTuntso]

@dkcharger08 yes

[dkcharger08]

hey my little brother just got a ktm65 and the hydraulic clutch wont engage. the clutch feels perfect and everything but it wont engage. the guy we bought it from said that the bike had sat for a long time. does this mean we need to change the hydraulic fluid or what?