It's VERY difficult to get the clutch together unless the springs are in their pockets, because then all the plates and stuff won't fit within the clutch basket. Unless you specifically remember such difficulty, you should look elsewhere for the problem.
Try a quickie cleanout with mineral spirits before you disassemble it all.
Also, no need to pull the motor. Leave the front mounting bolt in (after pulling the rear bolt, exhaust, battery plate, and swingarm; leave carbs, gen, and so on in place) and jack up the back of the motor. Tranny comes right out.
GF
On Thursday, January 13, 2005, at 02:29 PM, Ted Ward wrote:
I bet it is a spring problem. <SIGH> I don't want to pull the motor again. Oh well.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Hayes" <peha-@comcast.net>
Sorry Ted. So you did take the clutch apart. You haven't specifically stated such, but I presume that this dragging symptom was not here before. Only the on/off dirty clutch symptom. Unfortunately something is askew. Although we highly suspect a warped intermediate plate, it could also be one of the pressure plate springs out of line. Did you have the engine tipped over on its nose when you assembled the springs and plate? Or did you glue in the pressure plate springs to hold them square? Did you use a center tool to compress the pressure plate springs before bolting down the ring gear? Did you tighten the ring gear bolts in a gentle and balanced pattern? Error in any of this can lead to problems with the pressure plate springs and intermediate plate.
Patrick Hayes Fremont CA
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I did take everything apart and clean it. Didn't replace anything else though. I lined up the plates by hand, but didn't put any undue pressure on anything until I was sure it was in place. (at least I don't think I did) now that you mention it though, it does sound like a bent plate. :( Someone give me a better possibility please!
Ted
----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Hayes" <peha-@comcast.net>
Ted Ward wrote:
replaced the tranny input gear. This was because my clutch was like
a
light switch either on or off. Now I have a different problem. I
have it
adjusted so pulling in the clutch just a little bit disengages it,
but > it
never FULLY disengages. After it "disengages" I can pull it the
rest of
the way back but at idle I have to have my feet on the ground to
hold > the
bike back as it wants to pull forward.
Tell us a little bit about what you did with the clutch. You mention the new input hub. Did you also do the plates in the clutch itself? Did you disassemble all and clean the flywheel? What tools did you use to re-center the plates before compressing?
Sorry, but it sounds an awful lot like a bent intermediate plate. Bent when you reassembled? If so, you'll have to strip it all down again ane replace that intermediate plate. If you didn't have the clutch apart, then I'm at a loss.
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