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Harley Davidson - Air ingress into the hydraulic clutch slave cylinder may cause a failure to generate sufficient lift to disengage clutch fully
Official notice
9 Nov 2018
Last checked
9 Nov 2018
An official DVSA notice concerns Harley Davidson - Air ingress into the hydraulic clutch slave cylinder may cause a failure to generate sufficient lift to disengage clutch fully. Air ingress into the hydraulic clutch slave cylinder may cause a failure to generate sufficient lift to disengage clutch fully Published 2018-11-09.
What to do now
Replace cluch slave cylinder piston and seal.
Units affected
1,965
Recall number
RM-2018-036
Official notice
2018-11-09
The hazard
The hazard
Air ingress into the hydraulic clutch slave cylinder may cause a failure to generate sufficient lift to disengage clutch fully
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Brand: Harley Davidson. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).
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