My Clutch Don't Work!!!!!!!
12-26-2006, 05:25 PM
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My Clutch Don't Work!!!!!!!
Hey guys, My first post ever so here goes:
I was replacing the rear wheel on my 98 SHawk and i took the left crank case cover off to do some cleaning. I put the thing all back together and the clutch feels like it's doing nothing (really light when you pull it), and come to find out, it really is doing nothing. When i took off the cover the Rod/Clutch lifter did come out a bit and i pushed it back in. The rod seems like it's not making contact with the spring. Did I mess something up internally??
I have plenty of fluid in the res.
Help Please
I was replacing the rear wheel on my 98 SHawk and i took the left crank case cover off to do some cleaning. I put the thing all back together and the clutch feels like it's doing nothing (really light when you pull it), and come to find out, it really is doing nothing. When i took off the cover the Rod/Clutch lifter did come out a bit and i pushed it back in. The rod seems like it's not making contact with the spring. Did I mess something up internally??
I have plenty of fluid in the res.Help Please
12-26-2006, 05:57 PM
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Check for the clutch actuator rod laying around on the floor where you were working on it. Or ethier the clutch cylinder is not lined up or tightened correctly when you put the cover back on . I personally never had mine off on the superhawk , but the vf1000r & the 1100 magna I had was this way when taking that cover off. Just a thought?
12-26-2006, 06:08 PM
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If you go to "General Discussion" in the menu at the top, one of the items in the list is a shop manual or repair manual available for download. If you don't have a copy - get one. Find the clutch/transmission pages and look at the parts. This may give you a clue as to how it all fits together. i doubt that you messed anything up - you just don't have it back together right. Good Luck!
12-26-2006, 09:50 PM
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Check for the clutch actuator rod laying around on the floor where you were working on it. Or ethier the clutch cylinder is not lined up or tightened correctly when you put the cover back on . I personally never had mine off on the superhawk , but the vf1000r & the 1100 magna I had was this way when taking that cover off. Just a thought?
12-27-2006, 10:00 AM
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12-27-2006, 10:05 AM
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Bleed the clutch at the slave cylinder, if that doesn't fix it completely you may have to crack the brake line at the master cylinder to get any air caught up high in hte line / master cylinder connection area.
The rod will not be pushable by your hand, this is a hydralic clutch and takes more pressure than your hand can push.
The rod will not be pushable by your hand, this is a hydralic clutch and takes more pressure than your hand can push.
12-27-2006, 10:10 AM
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Bleed the clutch at the slave cylinder, if that doesn't fix it completely you may have to crack the brake line at the master cylinder to get any air caught up high in hte line / master cylinder connection area.
The rod will not be pushable by your hand, this is a hydralic clutch and takes more pressure than your hand can push.
The rod will not be pushable by your hand, this is a hydralic clutch and takes more pressure than your hand can push.
12-27-2006, 02:41 PM
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That's why you do what Bowhawk says. By zip-tying the clutch lever, you block off the fluid path for the system to vent, this way there is no way for the slave cylinder to work its way out.
12-28-2006, 12:36 PM
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11-21-2010, 11:44 AM
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Hey guys,
I'm having the same problem and haven't been able to iron out a good fix. In swapping out the chain and sprockets I took off the front sprocket cover leaving the clutch slave cylinder attached to it (i did forget to zip tie the clutch handle). As I pulled off the cover the Clutch lifter rod came fairly far out (not all the way) and I just gently pushed it back in. I swapped out the chain and sprockets, buttoned it back up and I too had no clutch feel what-so-ever. So, I Jumped on our lovely forum and read a ton...I just got done bleeding the clutch and it hasn't made a difference. Could I have damaged the clutch lifter rod? Are there some things I might check through or for to diagnose the cause of my problem. I hate to take her to the shop but I'm running low on ideas.
I'm having the same problem and haven't been able to iron out a good fix. In swapping out the chain and sprockets I took off the front sprocket cover leaving the clutch slave cylinder attached to it (i did forget to zip tie the clutch handle). As I pulled off the cover the Clutch lifter rod came fairly far out (not all the way) and I just gently pushed it back in. I swapped out the chain and sprockets, buttoned it back up and I too had no clutch feel what-so-ever. So, I Jumped on our lovely forum and read a ton...I just got done bleeding the clutch and it hasn't made a difference. Could I have damaged the clutch lifter rod? Are there some things I might check through or for to diagnose the cause of my problem. I hate to take her to the shop but I'm running low on ideas.
11-21-2010, 11:57 AM
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99% sure you need to re-do the bleeding...
It's not much you can screw up in there unless you disasemble it further... If the rod went in again without violence it's unharmed... Problem is that you now need to have the hydraulic clutch push it back in, and you have air in the lines resulting in no pressure... Ie up the creek and no paddle...
Did you open up he banjo at the clutch master cylinder? usually there is a big airpocket there...
It's not much you can screw up in there unless you disasemble it further... If the rod went in again without violence it's unharmed... Problem is that you now need to have the hydraulic clutch push it back in, and you have air in the lines resulting in no pressure... Ie up the creek and no paddle...
Did you open up he banjo at the clutch master cylinder? usually there is a big airpocket there...
11-21-2010, 12:08 PM
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I don't understand why the Superhawk clutch is so damn hard to sort out. I finally gave up on anything reasonable and bought a mini-vac. The positive force is required to get the fluid through the master and into the slave. It's a mistake that you will never make again. You cannot let the piston in the slave to come out.
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