Dennis...thanks for the reply- Should I drain the engine of oil before I do this? Keep in mind that this bike has not been started for 6 years and all of the oil is in the pan.
On Oct 22, 11:23 pm, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: > The clutch hydraulic system has air in it. Bleeding a clutch is no fun. > Remove the slave cylinder and clamp it to prevent it from moving out. Do not > compress it, just retain it. When it can't move outward, the air can be bled. > # the clutch assembly is not like a brake, a brake will lock up, clutch does > not. By clamping it you give the piston something solid to push against and > develop a pressure. > Try this first and if no success, get back to me. There are further methods > to bleed off air. > > --- On Thu, 10/22/09, bull city <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: bull city <[email protected]> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] 83 550 clutch will not engage. > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 2:43 PM > > Got the new bike and I am going through to get everything > functioning. > > The brakes were locked, I took them off, pressed the piston back in, > flushed with new fluid and they seem to be doing well. I plan on > rebuilding them as soon as I get everything functioning. No point in > spending money on something before assessing the whole bike. > > The clutch: the master cylinder was pretty much dry. The clutch wound > not engage and there was no resistance on the lever. So I flushed the > system with new brake fluid. The bleed hose was coming out clear and I > was getting a lot pushed out with every squeeze. But- I never got any > resistance on the lever, the clutch would still not engage. What > should I look for next? > > I haven't started the bike yet and no battery is hooked up at the > moment. > > Thanks- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
