The clutch slave rebuild was a success. I saved some coin by just replacing the piston and dust seals. They were about $15 as opposed to $61 for new slave (barring any discounts, that is). I can see that part needing replacement in time. I removed the majority of the scoring on the cylinder wall with a fine polish. There also was some oxidation on the inner lip of the cylinder. I took a few swipes to it with 1500 grit, just enough to remove the oxidation. It all went together easy enough. I had to take another trip back to the parts store to get a new brass gasket that fits in the recess of the slave casing in between the sleeve. I first tried to reuse the original but it developed a leak from that spot. This gasket is Yamaha part # 90430-10171-00. If you're going to take that sleeve off for any reason, I recommend replacing that gasket. It's about a $1.50. The replacement gasket was a tad bit larger in diameter than the one I took off so when you replace it, make sure it is concentrically aligned with the case recess and the sleeve before you torque it down. It will seat properly and form a good seal. While I was at it, I also replace the gaskets on each side of the banjo bolt which attaches to the sleeve. After about 20 minutes with the Mityvac, I had the system refilled. The clutch operates much better now and there aren't any leaks as of yet. No leaks from the hydraulic system that is. I do have some drippage from the case cover. I didn't replace the side case gasket because it did come off in one piece and was pretty firmly attached to the case cover. It takes some work to remove gaskets so firmly attached. If the drip continues, I'll replace that gasket as well. Sure feels good having the Max back on the road again. Polished scoops to boot! Since I had the MC cover off, I mounted it to a 2x4 with smaller countersunk screws and filed off all the American and Japanese verbiage. Since the word YAMAHA is even further recessed, it remained intact. I went through the same sanding/buffing/polishing ritual on both of them and they now look like the MC covers offered by Holeshot without the $60.00 cost. The only cost was the sandpaper and the labor to do it. Plus there's the pride in doing the work yourself. That's if for now, Vmaxman
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