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Morning all, I'm going to attemp to change the clutch jet today, I've read several threads and as long as I get the right driver to remove the brass jet it should be quite easy, touch wood, my question is do you need to drain the clutch of fluid or can you simply work through the trickle? I'm a novice when it comes to all this diy so please forgive the lame question

tie wrap your lever and you'll get a squrt when you crack open the pipe and that should be it no drips.

fastasfcuk wrote:tie wrap your lever and you'll get a squrt when you crack open the pipe and that should be it no drips.

cheers fastas, will give it a go

The clutch oil jet has nothing to do with the clutch hydraulics so there are no issues with clutch fluid.
I honestly can't remember if any engine oil came out when I removed the bolt that hides the jet, but if it did it would only have bean a tiny dribble - have a pice of kitchen roll handy just in case.

D-Rider wrote:The clutch oil jet has nothing to do with the clutch hydraulics so there are no issues with clutch fluid.
I honestly can't remember if any engine oil came out when I removed the bolt that hides the jet, but if it did it would only have bean a tiny dribble - have a pice of kitchen roll handy just in case.

so it shouldn't keep pi$$ing out then?

No - when I did mine there was no problem.

D-Rider wrote:No - when I did mine there was no problem.

cheers for your answers, appreciated

What a feclin ar$e! I've lost the new jet!! One minute I was testingbthe screw driver for fitment, put jet back in envelope, go back later to check different driver and it's gone!!! Carnt believe it, literally 2 mins from having it to loosing it, tore tha garage to bits. Back on the blower to Griff on Tuesday

when the new one comes you'll find it.

fastasfcuk wrote:when the new one comes you'll find it.

sods law innit

When I changed mine some oil came out. Do it when the engine is cold so less will flow through. As D-Rider said it has nothing to do with clutch fluid so leave that alone. Its a bit of a pig as you can't see where you stick your'e screw driver when undoing it , but undo it with a screw driver then use a coctail stick to pull it out after screwing by sticking it in the hole. Make sure you use a good fitting screwdriver too. don't use one and think that will be OK.

I changed mine last week and well worth doing

loopie2 wrote:What a feclin ar$e! I've lost the new jet!! One minute I was testingbthe screw driver for fitment, put jet back in envelope, go back later to check different driver and it's gone!!! Carnt believe it, literally 2 mins from having it to loosing it, tore tha garage to bits. Back on the blower to Griff on Tuesday

Ah a man after my own heart!

right then, I got the 2nd jet yesterday and managed to fit it without any 'major' drama, had a little 'minor' issue of nearly setting the bike on fire due to forgetting about the wod of kitchen roll I'd left wedged between the belly pan and the sump! you should have seen the missus face between the clouds of smoke, quality , god only knows why she married me!
back to the jet, to be honest i still carnt get it into neutral from 1st, but its slightly better going from 2nd to neutral, is there anything else that can be done to sort this issue? cheers

If you're still struggling to find neutral I'd hazzard a guess that other things need a bit of sorting out too.
I'd start by bleeding the clutch - my first suspect would be that there's a bit of air in there or the fluid is old.

Follow KZ mille's guide to bleeding - it's all posted up as a sticky in the Aprilia Technical area of the forum.

D-Rider wrote:If you're still struggling to find neutral I'd hazzard a guess that other things need a bit of sorting out too.
I'd start by bleeding the clutch - my first suspect would be that there's a bit of air in there or the fluid is old.

Follow KZ mille's guide to bleeding - it's all posted up as a sticky in the Aprilia Technical area of the forum.

yes I've seen that and am thinking of investing in a power bleeder, any recommendations?