Clutch Slave Cyl

Will an 86 VF 500 slave cyl work for my VFR700? or any other older honda ones?

I need a replacement but im trying to keep the price as low as possible. they look almost identical, but I dont want to buy it and have it be wrong.

why do you need a new one??? what in the world is wrong with yours that it cant be rebuilt with new seals? :comp13:

probably nothing. my knowledge is all old car based so I just assumed I needed a new one. Didnt even think about rebuilding it lol

remove from bike.. but leave it hooked up to the clutch line... squeeze clutch until the cylinder pops out.. then rebolt back in place.. remove the line.. then remove again..(its just the fastest way to get the line off.)
then clean it out.. i use brake cleaner..
use 0000 steal wool on the cylinder.. clean the orings with a rag dabbed in brake fluid.. coat with new dot 3 brake fluid..reinstall them.. and press in cylinder..
instal on bike..
clean out the clutch master cylinder..
add new fluid.. leave the top off..let the fluid start to pour out the line..wait till new fluid comes out.. top off fluid and quickly install on slave..let fluid pour out bleed valve...
by doing this you dont need to pump like crazy.. just let it pour out.. then tighten it all up.. top off fluid..and pump the lever. it will be nice and smooth and no bubbles trapped. :fing02:

Will that fix the leak that prompted the removal in the first place? i feel like one of those seals has got to be torn or something. All my clutch fluid leaked out and master and lines are good.

[image: View Post]Nocalnative89, on 08 November 2010 - 12:19 AM, said:

Will that fix the leak that prompted the removal in the first place? i feel like one of those seals has got to be torn or something. All my clutch fluid leaked out and master and lines are good.

the only way to see if its torn is to follow my directions and inspect the o rings.. there may only be dirt making a channel for fluid to leak out.
if they are ripped you can buy new seals.

The vast majority of Honda clutch slave cylinders are interchangeable, so yes, that swap will work. I say that with 100% certainty, as I did the exact same thing (same models/years).

I rebuilt the slave on my VF500F with a kit from here, worked great.

My link

Awesome, thanks guys. Ill tear it apart tonight and see if its just dirty, then if torn ill just see whether the kit or a used one will ship faster :biggrin: