Subject: Re: advice...still have clutch woes
Author: Greg Field
Date: Aug 17, 2005, 12:26 AM
Post ID: 1719308035
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Guzzi's single-plate clutch is essentially a steel version of the RAM
clutch. They came with a sintered bronze plate. Many wore out in under
6,000 miles. Guzzi is replacing them all with dual-plate clutches. I am
gonna put one of the warranty-takeoff single-plates in my Eldo, but
have an organic plate to use in it. You may have gotten a bronze plate
in the RAM.
Or the lube isn't up to the job. Did you respray stuff in the factory
more often than every six months? If so, maybe it's not up to the job
you have given it. Or maybe it's something else. Any noises or
squeaking? Maybe one of the "fingers" on the diaphram spring ha broken
off, or the spring has lost its temper? You can try lube from the
outside or tear it down and look.
GF
| Greg, I just put the RAM clutch in last winter! I lubed the input hub with this industrial strength, heavy duty spray on gear lube that I used when I worked in a factory that was excellent for every application that we had ever used it on, even open exposed gears and pulleys, so I figured that it would be great for something that is never exposed to the elements....could I have been wrong?!?!?! Do you mean that the clutch plate could be shot!!!! It has about 5000 miles on it....I thought that RAM clutches were good for longer than that! You lost me on the "sintered or organic" part...I ordered it from Rick and Gordon at MG Cycle, so whatever they sell is what I have. You know, you're scarin' me, Greg...if I spent $500 bucks on a clutch that wears out in 6 months, I'm gonna hang myself in my garage with bungie cords!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bill 73 Bronze Eldo -------------- Original message from Greg Field <gre-@gregfield.com>: --------------
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Guzzi's single-plate clutch is essentially a steel version of the RAM
clutch. They came with a sintered bronze plate. Many wore out in under
6,000 miles. Guzzi is replacing them all with dual-plate clutches. I
am gonna put one of the warranty-takeoff single-plates in my Eldo, but
have an organic plate to use in it. You may have gotten a bronze plate
in the RAM.
Or the lube isn't up to the job. Did you respray stuff in the factory
more often than every six months? If so, maybe it's not up to the job
you have given it. Or maybe it's something else. Any noises or
squeaking? Maybe one of the "fingers" on the diaphram spring ha broken
off, or the spring has lost its temper? You can try lube from the
outside or tear it down and look.
GF
<excerpt>Greg,
=A0=A0=A0=A0 I just put the RAM clutch in last winter!=A0 I lubed the =
input hub
with this industrial strength, heavy duty spray on gear lube that I
used when I worked in a factory that was excellent for every
application that we had ever used it on, even open exposed gears and
pulleys, so I figured that it would be great for something that is
never exposed to the elements....could I have been wrong?!?!?!=A0
=A0=A0=A0=A0 Do you mean that the clutch plate=A0could be=A0shot!!!!=A0 =
It has about
5000 miles on it....I thought that RAM clutches were good for longer
than that!=A0 You lost me on the "sintered or organic" part...I ordered
it from Rick and Gordon at=A0MG Cycle, so whatever they sell is what I
have.=A0
=A0=A0=A0=A0 You know, you're scarin' me, Greg...if I spent $500 bucks =
on a
clutch that wears out in 6 months, I'm gonna hang myself in my garage
with bungie cords!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
=A0=A0=A0=A0 Bill
=A0=A0=A0=A0 73 Bronze Eldo
=A0=A0=A0=A0
-------------- Original message from Greg Field
<<gre-@gregfield.com>: --------------
| You'll need to tear it down to lube the spline on the tranny input |
| hub, or drill a hole in the bellhousing so you can lube it |
| It could alo be that the plate is shot. Did you get the sintered or |
| organic plate? |
| GF |
| Cable is lubed, no kinks....sometimes, when I pull in the |
| clutch to down shift, it takes a while for it to actually engage. Not |
| always, but I'd say 25% of the time, this occurs. I've tried about |
| four billion different adjustments, to no avail. Weird, I have no |
| idea. Anybody else ever have this happen? Any suggestions would be |
| greatly appreciated. |
| Thanks, |
| Bill |
| 73 Bronze Eldo |
| -------------- Original message from greg hopkins |
| <<: -------------- |
| Grease the cable and inspect for kinks first. Greg '74 Police Eldo |
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| Hi Guys! |
| I replaced my clutch with a RAM last winter, and now |
| it's started acting a bit strange. When sailing down the road and I |
| pull in the clutch to downshift, there is a hesitation before the |
| clutch engages.....is this what happens when a throwout bearing is |
| worn out? It looked great when I had it apart 9 months ago, do they |
| go bad that fast? Is it something else?.....HELP!!! |
| Bill |
| 73 Bronze Eldo |
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