Clutch problem?

[qfo]

Hey guys, I just replaced my chain. I've put the bike all together, and the clutch seemed to not work at all. I bled it ( took me FOR EVER ) but now it seems fine. The only thing is that when the bike is off and its in gear, when I press down the clutch, the bike is wayyy harder to move around the garage than when it's in neutral (it's not impossible tho, just demands a lot of effort). I was wondering if that is normal, or i'll be facing some problems when I actually get on the road with it?

[benny hedges]

Bleed it again. properly.

and make sure you have put the cover back on properly with the clutch slave cylinder attached.
i think you will find you have misaligned it somehow or missed a dowel or something.

[vtwin]

I have to ask why you would want to push it in gear with the engine off? Just put it in neutral then you wont have a problem.

[tony.mon]

Try connecting a large syringe with tubing to the bleed nipple, and draw the plunger (you'll need a glamorous assistant for this unless you have three hands) whenever the bleed nipple is opened.

[qfo]

I'll take it apart again and make sure everything is in its place and if that's not the problem i'll get a buddy to help me bleed it again. I'll let you know if i got it figured out. Thanks for the quick replies guys!!

[qfo]

So i removed the slave cylinder and noticed that its leaking a bit of brake fluid. I removed the banjo bolt and took the cylinder to my work bench. I took it apart and wow all the crap that was in there!! I cleaned it up and put it all back together. For the bleeding i didnt install it on the bike, i used a c clamp instead. So the clutch feels nice now and it actually disengages completely. No visible leaks for now