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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