How many of you pulled your clutch apart today?

[ajturbo]

some of you may have heard that i have been having trouble with a slipping clutch at 7000+rpm.
this relates when the turbo is nearing it's peak.

so off with the cover, and pulled the plates off for inspection..
i have inquired on the cost of a new clutch............ still waiting....

so there i was, oil drained ( needed a change anyway)
clutch cover off....
that was a bit of a strugle, i found i had to remove the cable....lol

cover off... looks the same but a bit bigger than the dt100's...

i then noticed that the top plate was very shineny... so i removed the whole lot then
i removed the shine, dulled the plates,
why not a new one? well i will see if that works first, as next year the bike is getting shipped off to the states...:angry:

putting it back together was easy right?..... errrrr, ummmm
yes?.. well it would have been IF i had checked that the outer plate was in the right place...
i put the cover back on, filled up the oil, check the leaver.... there was the misstake, i shouldhave checked BEFORE i put the oil in....
so drained the new oil, pulled cover back off... why won't it work?... take the springs off,...wooops heheheheh. ummmm...
now if you put the plate on properly the springs work better.. and the leaver works.............
but now after all that, the cable frazes..:angry: :angry:
so new one orded, be here tuesday...

so can i test to see if this works.... you bet !!!
in the morning, may just go and wake up U4ea for morning coffee.....:Punk:

[nudemetalz]

Great story !!!!

Clutches are generally a nightmare in my experience. ALWAYS end up losing something !!

[riffer]

I'm not looking forward to having to do mine. Clutches are about my least favourite bits of the motor, except maybe doing the shims...

I did strip and rebuild my forks though as I blew a fork seal last Friday and the WOF is due tomorrow.

[Clivoris]

You don't wanna know what I pulled this morning.:shutup:

[Sketchy_Racer]

i love clutches....

Awesome things...

exspescially machined billet clutches.... they are just horny

[Waylander]

I changed my oil and filter does that count?

[T.I.E]

I changed my oil and filter does that count?
you got to do a cable.
my out board cable broke does that count?

p.s anyone wanna buy a boat? i need a bike badly.

[Waylander]

you got to do a cable.
my out board cable broke does that count?

p.s anyone wanna buy a boat? i need a bike badly.
What if I did it while drunk?

[TLDV8]

Depends on the bike.Some are more user friendly than others.
TL1000 clutch plate change,maybe 10 to 15 minutes :confused:

[Indiana_Jones]

I wouldn't have a fucking clue how a clutch works or looks like lol

-Indy

[T.I.E]

What if I did it while drunk?

thats different.:drinkup: :yeah:

you win.

your in the clutch chaning club.

[Skunk]

I've got a TF one in pieces on my bench. Does that count?

[Ixion]

I'm not looking forward to having to do mine. Clutches are about my least favourite bits of the motor, except maybe doing the shims...

I did strip and rebuild my forks though as I blew a fork seal last Friday and the WOF is due tomorrow.

I'd mcuh rather do a clutch than forks. In fact I'd rate clutches (wet,normal motorcycle ones, not bloody BMWs) as one of the less stressful fix ups. At least its almost impossible to reassemble them wrongly.

[dhunt]

Well I can't help you with the putting it together part. But what I've done in the past to stop the clutch slipping is put washers behind the clutch springs to give them a bit more tension. This was enough to stop the clutch slipping :) And much cheaper than buying new parts. Obviously this won't help if the clutch is totally stuffed but may be worth a shot.

[ajturbo]

Well I can't help you with the putting it together part. But what I've done in the past to stop the clutch slipping is put washers behind the clutch springs to give them a bit more tension. This was enough to stop the clutch slipping :) And much cheaper than buying new parts. Obviously this won't help if the clutch is totally stuffed but may be worth a shot.

yep done that!!!!
just got in from a test run.... the clutch hung on tight!!!!
wonder if i could entre it in the pre 82 now..... lol


I'd mcuh rather do a clutch than forks. In fact I'd rate clutches (wet,normal motorcycle ones, not bloody BMWs) as one of the less stressful fix ups. At least its almost impossible to reassemble them wrongly.

i'm glad you said ALMOST impossible.... i stuffed it up and had to dissasemble see where i went wrong..... luckly though it was preaty obvious.. even to me!!!

[Waylander]

I forgot to put a small metal ring that does nothing more than keep the spring away from the o-ring on the filter last night. Is in there now. I think next time I'll be slightly less drunk lol.