Clutch not working after I disturbed actuator mechanism. - SV650.org

06-03-12, 09:03 PM

Hi guys,
After finally getting my new chain kit for the sv, i set about fitting it after work in the small amount of daylight i had left... Easy i thought...

Got the chain and everything on but went dark just as i was finishing up, so i left it, got a lift to work this morning and carried on when i got back.

Now the problem, the clutch is not working. i've put the actuator mechanism back on as best i can but its not having it. Its chucked out a couple of little ball bearings in the process, some of which i cannot find for the life of me!
Big problem

So... How have i managed to mess it up??? Is it the loss of bearings thats causing it not to 'actuate' or have i disturbed the clutch further on somehow causing it not to work?

I have no idea about this little set up so any help appreciated.The push rod which i assume works the clutch, moves outwards and rotates. Iss that right or have i somehow 'undone' it?

Thanks guys

Biker Biggles · 06-03-12, 09:51 PM

That worm drive thing that the ball bearings fell out of is no longer working.Probably best to buy a new one rather than try to repair yours.Theres a post on here on how to adjust the clutch once you have got the mechanism back together.

Sid Squid · 06-03-12, 09:55 PM

Will the clutch not engage, or not disengage?
Did you remove the spiral lifter from the body?
Is that when the balls fell out?
Have you got the body of the lifter, (the bit that bolts onto the engine case), the right way round?
Did you disturb the adjuster screw?
Did you replace the spring plate above or below the lifter body?

06-03-12, 09:03 PM	#1
rob_scott92 Guest Posts: n/a	Clutch not working after I disturbed actuator mechanism. Hi guys, After finally getting my new chain kit for the sv, i set about fitting it after work in the small amount of daylight i had left... Easy i thought... Got the chain and everything on but went dark just as i was finishing up, so i left it, got a lift to work this morning and carried on when i got back. Now the problem, the clutch is not working. i've put the actuator mechanism back on as best i can but its not having it. Its chucked out a couple of little ball bearings in the process, some of which i cannot find for the life of me! Big problem So... How have i managed to mess it up??? Is it the loss of bearings thats causing it not to 'actuate' or have i disturbed the clutch further on somehow causing it not to work? I have no idea about this little set up so any help appreciated.The push rod which i assume works the clutch, moves outwards and rotates. Iss that right or have i somehow 'undone' it? Thanks guys

06-03-12, 09:51 PM	#2
Biker Biggles Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barnet Herts Posts: 5,068	Re: Clutch not working after i disturbed actuator mechanism That worm drive thing that the ball bearings fell out of is no longer working.Probably best to buy a new one rather than try to repair yours.Theres a post on here on how to adjust the clutch once you have got the mechanism back together. __________________ On a clear day we stand there and look further than the ordinary eye can see.

06-03-12, 09:55 PM	#3
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Clutch not working after i disturbed actuator mechanism Will the clutch not engage, or not disengage? Did you remove the spiral lifter from the body? Is that when the balls fell out? Have you got the body of the lifter, (the bit that bolts onto the engine case), the right way round? Did you disturb the adjuster screw? Did you replace the spring plate above or below the lifter body? __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

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