Something common for these bikes being so old is the clutch slave cylinder. It's an easy fix to rebuild. I can't see a bushing causing any real issues. I couldn't believe when I did my 550 & 650 the clutch worked at all, it looked like cottage cheese in there:) Kyle may have documented it during his 700 restoration. Here's a simple video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3hcHraYyiA there are others with more detail, this is the gist. Bernie -----Original Message----- From: William M <[email protected]> To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, Jul 18, 2022 4:03 pm Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] My poor clutch...? 85 NH 700
Hello ALL, I finally got around to bleeding the clutch for the first time since buying the bike in March 2020.All went well, and I then took off the lever to inspect the brass bushing....to my surprise, there was not one there! I had a new one in hand, Honda, part number 22885-mb0-006, made in Japan, installed it, but haven't ridden it yet.My question is: is this the correct bushing that I read many posts about here that wears and can cause clutch problems?I'm concerned about the condition of the clutch now, as just on my last ride, 3 days ago, I believe I felt it slip on a fast acceleration, going from 3rd to 4th gear.I have no idea what happened to the bushing that should have been in there, but it hasn't been there for at least the last 28 months and 5000 miles, which certainly could not have been healthy for the clutch, as well as my negligence in waiting so long to change the clutch fluid. The only time it seemed problematic was going from neutral to 1st, clanking more than seemed healthy.Any thoughts appreciated.William b.-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/8a612a34-4630-4a74-ac45-c7abacedbd81n%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/69789333.1714682.1658176303026%40mail.yahoo.com.
