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Hi there. So I have a 1984 Honda Magna V30 with a problematic clutch. The hose ruptured (rubber just perished) and I fixed it again after a lot of struggling. While I was working, I was wondering, should I be able to press in the clutch rod that's connected to the slave cylinder? I know it presses against a pressure plate to make the clutch work, but should I be able to compress it with my hands? I tried and I couldn't, and I'm just curious. Maybe I'm not understanding it correctly, so please help me out.
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Nah it's pretty hard to compress the springs. Make sure you clean the suystem really good flush your Dot4 through multiple times good luck!!

Yup what brumbear said! Those springs are about 25 pounds each, and there are usually 5 or 6 of them so around 125 to 150 lbs of pressure to activate it.

Thanks guys!