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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 02:49 PM
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I am trying to help out a buddy who has a hydraulic clutch issue and need some advice. We bought a rebuild kit for the master cylinder and the clutch works fine now until we put the cover on the master cylinder. Then nothing. Anyone have a clue as to what is going on ? We followed the directions and have tried several times with the same results.
 
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I'm gonna sit back and watch this one.....
 
Old Aug 2, 2011 | 07:12 AM
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hey medina charlie,
hope you guys have found the problem by now, if not I would give jaybrake a call to see if they have a tech they can put on the phone.
hydraulic clutch is the cats *** when they work but run out of juice or a bad o-ring its not fun.
It's simple to say or think they work just like the front brake on the handle bar but when you hit a snag like you guys have it sucks...
good luck, I'm curious to see what it was.
 
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do you have the reservoir too full? if so there is no place for the fluid to come back in the reservoir to allow clutch to release give it a little air space
 
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Medina,

Paul @ Jaybrake here. Please give us a call and I would be glad to help you with your problem. 716-592-0554

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The diaphram must move and remained sealed. If the vent hole above the diaphram is cloged the diaphram cannot move with the fluid. If it does not have a hole in the cover it may have a plastic spacer that goes onto the diaphram which will act as the vent hole.
 

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