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Old 04-09-12, 05:43 PM   #1
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Default Clutch drag

Hi Chaps,

So here's the thing..
99 curvy by the way, 28 000 (yellow)

Clutch appears to be dragging - really difficult / impossible to get neautral easily once the bike is running
Lever right back to the bars, can feel the bike wanting to creep in first when at rest
All other gears easy enough to get when on the move

.. Done a couple of searches on here and as far as I can tell there are three possibilities :
1) too much oil - oil level is a tad below max (but I never understood why this would cause clutch drag?) so I dont think thats it : oil was changed about 500 miles ago
2) adjustment of cable either at lever or somewhere in the depths of the engin area .. there is quite a bit of play at the lever, the adjuster seems to be screwed to the max (ie it doesn't bring the lever back to the 'stop')
3) clutch plates / basket buggered....

I'm thinking that its adjustment (2) and probably at the engine end -- do you guys agree ? If so, I found a thread by Sid Squid telling how to do this
Or do you think it needs a new cable ?
Or is there another possibility that I have not considered ?

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Chris


PS thanks for all the tips about roads in Devon / Cornwall the other week - I ended up doing 775 miles in a day (well, got back at 2 am !) and it was brilliant , thank you
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Old 05-09-12, 03:20 AM   #2
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Default Re: Clutch drag

The oil level being high can effect neutral selection (as will chain tension), but is unlikely to cause clutch drag, so taking a little out may help with that.

The clutch cable adjuster is at the engine end of the cable (the one at the lever is effectively a span adjuster), so try adjusting that first, then look at the worm adjuster (nut and screw thing under the sprocket cover), following that measure the transfer rode length as it has been know to ware, all this should cost nothing but time, if this doesn't resolve the issue, then you need to check the clutch basket, see if it's notched (but a new replacement is about £300 +vat).

HTH

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Old 05-09-12, 09:33 PM   #3
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But even if its notched its a doable job and again will only cost for gasket and sandpaper. You need access to a torque wrench but apart from that nothing special.
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The oil level being high can effect neutral selection (as will chain tension), but is unlikely to cause clutch drag, so taking a little out may help with that.
It affects neutral selection because of increased clutch drag! The more oil within the clutch, the more the drag will be.
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Old 05-09-12, 11:32 PM   #5
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Just to add .once you have the cable set correctly.And the worm and rod are happy .Then don't ignore what type of oil.
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