Clutch release cylinder

[MJ Williams]

I've had to replace my clutch release cylinder twice now due to salt getting in it and corroding the bore.
Seems like every 2-3 years I have had to replace it.
Any tips from the salt veterans to keep this from happening or slow it down?
Or is it a "consumable" at Bonneville like some of the other things you never should have to replace until it gets filled with salt?
Thank you

[firemanjim]

You could always take it aparet and clean it after getting home from Salt--- just sayin-----

[Stainless1]

yep, we take apart and clean everything when we get home... Pull the chain, clean it, put it in a ziplock with oil... take it back out notice it is rusted stiff and put on a new one.... 
The salt is a little hard on stuff, we clean and a month later, we clean again because it starts growing salt. 
Clean it, clean it, clean it... you might get an extra year or two

[MJ Williams]

Thanks, after trashing a couple chains I take them off and put them in a gallon jug of diesel fuel until the next year.
Figure 40 hours of cleaning after I get back and still end up missing stuff.

[scott g]

I've had to replace my clutch release cylinder twice
now due to salt getting in it and corroding the bore.

This, for us, is normally a
change-it-out every 2-3 years item

We ALWAYS carry a spare.

They are pretty inexpensive on eBay,
and quite simply to pull down
and change the seal if needed.

When it starts leaking, just discard it.

A bad chain break will kill it anyway,
which is why we have the spare.

If you route the hydraulics right, you can
change a complete system out in 10 minutes,
and it is pre-bled, if you do that
at home with the handlebar unit.

[MJ Williams]

Bonneville "this is why we can't have nice stuff"   
Thanks for the replies

[FlaminRoo]

WD40