{"id":40838,"date":"2020-02-03T20:28:09","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T11:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=40838"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:45:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:45:26","slug":"gsx-r1100l-k-factory-large-diameter-clutch-release-piston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20200203\/everyday-events\/gsx-r1100l-k-factory-large-diameter-clutch-release-piston","title":{"rendered":"GSX-R1100L K Factory large-diameter clutch release piston replacement, wheel painting (Nishimura Coat Grizzly), Newtech oil change"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The customer also wanted the wheels painted, so we kept the bike on deposit.

Time is running out fast with Golden Week approaching. . . Actually, it’s still February and we’re already swamped with work requests like this\u2014a bit discouraging.

The unseasonably warm weather isn’t helping either. . . <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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I cleaned it up quickly. (5 minutes) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We couldn’t ship it as is, so I cleaned it up, packed it, and sent it out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The inside of the sprocket cover was dirty, so I soaked it and will wipe it down later. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The banjo fitting is super close\u2014or rather, it might hit. You should give it a little clearance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I’ll replace the plate and knock pin as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It’s better to polish the rod a bit first and then set it to slide smoothly.

Sometimes one won’t come out, so it’s like, what the heck? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It gets a bit bigger. Don’t expect a dramatic weight reduction\u2014just so you know. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pretty rough buildup, huh?

Everyone’s release pistons look like this. . . . <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Even with new parts, I disassemble once and apply CCI MR20 Metal Rubber

and assemble with the belief that it’ll be a bit smoother. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I applied Gun Coat to the shaft and collar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oil changed to Newtech NC50 and oil filter.

Now we’re waiting on the wheels. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The customer also wanted the wheels painted, so we kept the bike on deposit. Time is running out fast with Golden Week approaching. . . Actually, it’s still February and we’re already swamped with work requests like this\u2014a bit discouraging. The unseasonably warm weather isn’t helping either. . .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":40816,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1924],"tags":[151,203],"class_list":["post-40838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday-events","tag-gsxr","tag-wheel-painting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40838\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}