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HSATF Member Posts: 3 05/01/08 2:57 PM	Tags : None Hi, I've already posted for this problem but I think I have a clearer understanding of my problem. I just bought an 84 Honda Shadow VT700. The bike has clutch issues. The clutch works fine during about 10-15 minutes of riding, then eventually fails to fully catch. It still goes through the gears, but the discs fail to grab and eventually, the bike won't move at all. But, if I immediately bleed the clutch line, the clutch works fine again. I am not seeing any spurting coming from the line, but the fluid is kind of dirty. Is this a master cylinder problem? It's weird because it seems as if there is a hole in the line, letting air in, but I don't see air coming from the line when I bleed it. Please help, I desperately want to get out and ride. Thanks, Nate
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Posts: 7812 05/02/08 7:37 AM	Nate.....I don't know if this is going to help you or not, but I use to have a 88 Honda VT800C that had a hydraulic clutch that gave me some problems. I do not believe I had the same problem as you. My problem was that I lost the clutch and could not disengage the clutch. The clutch lever would move with absolutely no resistance. I bled the clutch line numerous times and could not restore the pressure in the line. Finally I took the clutch reservoir completely apart and found sludge in the bowl. I cleaned it out thoroughly and flushed the line until clear fluid was going through the line. I reassembled the entire system and poured in fresh brake fluid. I bled the line and I still could not restore the pressure in the line. I had air in the line but no matter how many times I bled the line I could not restore the pressure. In frustration I went to Harbor Freight and bought a cheap (-$40) vacuum bleeder system that sucked the fluid through the system. Presto! It worked. I was just not getting the air out of the system. But the vacuum system did the trick. The bike ran great after that. I was also glad that I cleaned out the system and I would suggest to you that if the fluid is dirty you drain the system, clean the reservoir and try the vacuum type bleeder to restore the fluid and pressure. Maybe trying this, it will help. It can't hurt. alepel "Ride with the Spirit always, and in all ways"....hombldr
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