Subject: Re: advice...still have clutch woes
Author: Greg Field
Date: Aug 17, 2005, 8:45 AM
Post ID: 1719310114
Consider also that the clutch pushrod seals could be binding on the rod
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GF
| I'm pretty sure they are sintered bronze- at least that's what mine looked like. A year later (3K miles?), it is finally starting to make a slight amount of noise. I was under the impression that the single-plates sound like a tin cup full of angry nails, but mine has been very, very quiet. I think I'm finally wearing through some of the lubricant (amsoil, heavy trailer axle grease) that I put on the spline. Before installing one, I read everything I could find about these clutches. They've been used mostly in LeMans or outright racing type applications where the rider is hard on the bike. The earliest account I found of wearing out the plate was around 5K miles and this from a guy who rode a LeMans loaded up with a touring pack most of the time. There are few reports -that I've found- of the RAM wearing out. Bill, I sincerely hope yours hasn't given up- that would suggest bad things about mine in the near future. Anyway- I was under the impression that when the disk wore out, the clutch would slip rather than bind. So perhaps some of Greg's suggestions about lubrication is more likely? J Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Oreo's Take our Nationwide Oreo Survey. Receive a Free* Restaurant Gift card of your choice or a one year supply of Oreo's. Hurry, limited time only! http://click.topica.com/caadOvJb1dfltb6KFeCf/CookieSurvey ------------------------------------------------------------------- |