1999 M600 has been sitting for 5 years - what to do?

[Luddite]

True!

Originally Posted by Mr Gazza

It should be withdrawn from the slave side, ...it should only be O-ring resistance in the top hat to overcome, which should be relatively easy...

False!

Originally Posted by Darren69

It's a pita to remove the pushrod on a wet clutch bike, drain oil and side cover off. Easier to find out what the length should be by how much should protrude from the case.

The last time I removed mine (1100 Evo) was last August when I had to replace the broken gearchange return spring. The pushrod slid out easily using finger and thumb and took about 45 seconds including removal of the slave cylinder.