85 FJ clutch problem ......

[DreadRock]

Mid-ohio vintage is a good time if you make it there at the end of july well worth the time ! And I rebuild the slave last night and bleed it then wraped the lever back and let it set over night . Got up befor work today and messed with for a few min then wraped the lever back down till I get home . I have 2 master cylinders I can use if need be which I might switch out just to be safe !!! Will let you guys know what happens !!!

[DreadRock]

 
  Lets see I rebuild the slave cylinder and that didn't fix it so only thing that was left was a master . Well didn't have time or money to pick up a rebuild now for that . Well made a few calls to some friends and found a good master off a ( cough cough ) honda ! Well worked on it and still couldn't get to bleed so on the phone I went again same friend has a mightyvac and that fixed it    Now I have to ask where do I get one of those LOL

Thanks for all the help guys !!!

[Mike 86 in San Dimas]

Alright! Happy ending. The mighty vac can be found at an auto parts store.

[Dan Filetti]

Alright! Happy ending. The mighty vac can be found at an auto parts store.

Never thought of using it that way, but hey man, if that's your thing...

[DreadRock]

Just wanted to say thanks again for your guys help ! My trip to RRG in KY was a great time . We did about 800+ miles over the weekend with no problem.....

[rktmanfj]

Just wanted to say thanks again for your guys help ! My trip to RRG in KY was a great time . We did about 800+ miles over the weekend with no problem.....

I rode through that tunnel a few years ago... pretty cool.   

[Jeraldo]

Thanks for the help guys !

   After reading what I wrote I did kind of miss wrote things so I try again .
  The clutch would not disengage and when I tried to bleed it after limping it home the lever would not pump up . I pulled the slave off and when I pumped the lever the piston would move out but as soon as I placed it on the bike it wouldn't pump up and air just keep coming out of the bleeder after a few hours of pumping it . Did some reading and talked to a few guys that know more then I and it always came down to the slave !

I had the same problem last year -- slave rebuild completely did the trick. 

BTW, I found this in the old Yahoo group for FJ1100/1200s:

Yes [slave cylinder rebuild kits] are available. You can get them from Yamaha and aftermarket
manufacturers like K&L also make them. A rebuilt kit (a new o-ring and a new
dust boot) should cost you around $15-$18. The slave is pretty easy to rebuild,
but they can be a hassle to bleed. Most people have have good luck reverse
bleeding the system. That is, pushing the fluid up from the slave to the master
instead of the other way around. I personally use a large syringe to push the
fluid up, I then draw it back down, then push it back up. I repeat this until I
don't get any more bubbles (put Teflon tape on the bleeder screw threads to
avoid air leaking in or fluid leaking out). If you do decide to reverse bleed,
push the fluid extremely slowly or it will "shoot" out of the master cylinder
and make a mess (keep a wet towel handy).

Jerry