+1 on doing a job right. You wouldn't want to be going down the road and pull in the clutch and NOT have it disengage the engine.
On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 8:23 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > No clip, but there is a rubber seal that sounds like needs to be replaced. > You shouldn't have any fluid leaking around the edges. There shouldn't be > any dried fluid either. Personally I'd tear it all down and clean it, I'd > hate to get 100 miles from home and it quit working again. > > -Kyle > > > On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 7:14 PM, Ralf Oehlerich <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Kyle, >> >> I assume the piston should just pop out of the housing, correct? Well, >> mine did not. I pushed it out with a master cylinder connected until the >> fluid leaked out around the edges. Everything was full of dried fluid. I >> cleaned it all up and put everything back together without ever getting the >> piston all the way out. Seems to be working for now. I have much better >> clutch action, but still coming a little early. We will see what the fluid >> level is tomorrow and if I still have pressure. >> >> Just cehcking to see of there is a clip somewhere or if the piston should >> come all the way out. >> >> Thanks >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 5:20 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Not sure if this helps, but I finally got my webserver running again >>> (harddrive quit spinning) and there are some pics from when I did my clutch >>> slave cyl rebuild. >>> >>> http://www.kylemunz.com/nighthawk/?p=187 >>> >>> >>> -Kyle >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 6:50 PM, Ralf Oehlerich <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Yes, fluid seems to be coing up the divot in the center where the >>>> clutch rod fits in. I will try to pull it apart tomorrow. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 7:46 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> The fluid is coming out of the center of the piston? It shouldn't be >>>>> doing that. I seem to remember it had a divot for the clutch rod to fit >>>>> in, >>>>> but it shouldn't be a hole all the way through for fluid to escape. If you >>>>> have a pinhole there that would explain the slow loss of your clutch, and >>>>> yeah, the fluid would be going where it shouldn't be. >>>>> >>>>> -Kyle >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 6:39 PM, Ralf Oehlerich >>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> It would not even move. Just kept leaking fluid through the center >>>>>> hole. The seals are probably shot. I ordered a rebuild kit. Now, just a >>>>>> few >>>>>> hours later, I have no pressure on the clutch handle at all. Where is the >>>>>> fluid going? Into the engine? No drips on the floor that I can see. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 7:08 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Once the slave is removed from the side of the bike you can use the >>>>>>> hydraulic pressure of the line to help press it out. Heating it may help >>>>>>> too. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -Kyle >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 5:17 PM, Ralf Oehlerich < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I cannot find the right one on eBay so I will order the rebuild >>>>>>>> kit. Not sure how I would get the cylinder out, since it is not >>>>>>>> moving, but >>>>>>>> I will figure it out. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 6:10 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I don't know if I would go to ebay for one of those. They are >>>>>>>>> fairly easy to rebuild and new parts can still be found fairly cheap. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -Kyle >>>>>>>>> On Feb 24, 2012 4:54 PM, "Ralf Oehlerich" <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I did have the cap off. I am bleeding it with a manual bleeding >>>>>>>>>> pump. I let it sit and now the clutch does not even dis-engage at >>>>>>>>>> all. I >>>>>>>>>> think the slave cylinder is leaking. When I had the slave cylinder >>>>>>>>>> off and >>>>>>>>>> pumped the clutch, fluid started coming out the center. I know that >>>>>>>>>> should >>>>>>>>>> not be. >>>>>>>>>> I will get another one on Fleebay. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 5:27 PM, home <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> i hope your using dot 3 or 4? do you have the reservoir over >>>>>>>>>>> filled? r u bleeding it with the cap off(as u should b)? then let >>>>>>>>>>> her sit >>>>>>>>>>> a day or so and bleed it again? periodically cycle the lever. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 5:21 PM, Ralf Oehlerich < >>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I just installed a used Clutch master cylinder on my 83 NH650 >>>>>>>>>>>> and the clutch does not dis-engage the gears completely. I can >>>>>>>>>>>> hold the >>>>>>>>>>>> bike in gear with the clutch pulled, but I cannot shift it back >>>>>>>>>>>> into >>>>>>>>>>>> Neutral. I have to turn the bike off to do that. Is there any way >>>>>>>>>>>> to adjust >>>>>>>>>>>> the clutch travel? 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