1992 GSX1100G clutch

[GS1000G Shopper]

I'm pleased to report the GSX-G is back among the living.

It looks like what happened was I must have overextended the slave cylinder piston while the clutch was apart, and it hung up- was not retracting. Once I removed it and reinstalled the clutch, I had a lot more room to work with so far as the snap ring goes. I bled the slave cylinder and all is well.

It's good to have 3 of the 4 bikes operational.

EDIT
Thanks for all the tips and advice.

 

[Guest]

Very interesting.
All the work for not being thorough and checking.
G

 

[GS1000G Shopper]

Yep, no one to kick but me.

 

[rphillips]

The older I get, the less I like change, for just this reason. Couldn't have this kind of problem with the old tried & true cable system & just think how much better the cable system would be now, if they had kept it & kept improving it. I know the lever is supposed to be easier to pull with a hydraulic system, but I now have 2 bandits & a Kaw ZRX, with the hydraulic systems, & there is very little, if any difference in their lever pressure & my GS 1100 E & CB 1100f cable systems pressure. Glad you got it back up & going, that's the main thing. Always thought I'd really like one of those 1100G's, reckon why they never went over any more than they did, didn't they just last a couple or three years?? See Ya,

 

[GS1000G Shopper]

Well it bit me again- I agree 100% with the cable clutch BTW. The GSX-G was sold here in the 1991-93 model years, and I think it went thru 1994 in Europe, where it is far more popular. When it runs, as it did for the first several times I rode it, it runs great.

After church this AM, I got on it and pressed the start button- nothing. Keep in mind it ran fine all the way to church, but I did notice the gear position indicator flickering on & off. Turns out that was a loose connector under the tank.

Went home, got my trailer & tools after a few push start attempts didn't work. Long story short, bypassed the solenoid (I knew the start switch was good since the headlight cut out) and got it running. The wife drove the truck & trailer and all was well for the first few miles- then the clutch started slipping again. Just like last time, it got worse & worse, so I stopped & loaded it on the trailer. UPDATE- the starter problem was a disconnected clutch safety switch wire.

I'm buying a new slave cylinder. It's laughable used slave cylinders on eBay are $80 when a new one (before discount) is only $90.

I can't figure out why this bike doesn't like me after all the work spent bringing it back to life, but I don't like it either right now, so we're even.