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SOHC.co.uk Forums => Other Bikes => Topic started by: JonnyB on January 23, 2009, 12:36:39 PM
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Anyone had experience bleeding a Hydraulic clutch? I've got a CB650 and the clutch is only active in the first half inch of pull on the lever.
It has new plates and I've attempted to bleed it several times
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Do you mean you go from slip to full lock up in the first 1/2 inch, cos if so i think that would be right
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Do you mean you go from slip to full lock up in the first 1/2 inch, cos if so i think that would be right
Yes, but it seems I have little control, it still seem on or off, there is slip but no degreesof slip, if that makes sense
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Yup, that makes sense, hydraulic clutches were only just starting when i quit spannereing so i cant be definitive but what you describe sounds more like parts incompatibility rather than a bleeding problem.
? are all the parts original off the same model
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It's the US import model, and my local bike shop (DJ Bike Spares in Lincoln - Good guys) had a right time getting them, but in all dimensions they seem to be identical to the ones that were in it. They are Pattern parts!!
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John, if the hydraulics are working correctly, it's the same as having a cable.
Are you sure the clutch is OK/adjusted ??
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Looks like I'll have to have another go at bleeding, I'll keep you posted
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If its working I really dont think its an air problem as that would just make it spongy and not work till the last bit by the bars---not in the first 1/2 inch.
Steve could be right in is there any mechanical adjustment at the clutch end?
I Have the Honda blue book manuals for the CB650 and the CB650SC addendum but not the later one sorry
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Of all hydraulic clutches that I have come across there is a pushrod.Few bikes have a decent oil supply to them,so I usually remove the rod,clean it with some emery cloth,check for straightness on a piece of glass and lubricate with some fresh oil before replacing.