Subject: RE: advice...still have clutch woes
Author: Jason Telford
Date: Aug 17, 2005, 2:50 PM
Post ID: 1719311857
I think several have already mentioned binding on the o-rings- a very
reasonable suggestion- but this new info makes me lean toward thinking
that the more likely culprit is a problem with the throwout bearing or
the pushrod or the adjuster on the lever. If you toasted your throwout
bearing once, then when you get the machine apart, I would clean out the
rod tunnel in case some leftover bearing parts are still in there.
The 'pull' on my RAM is quite normal and progressive feeling. I'm
assuming you don't do burnouts/wheelies or load your bike with an extra
500 lbs so, with as few miles as you have on yours I am disinclined to
think the inner body is notched already. I could be wrong of course. I
wonder why you have such a short pull on your clutch? Has it always
been this way?
Maybe the easiest (ha! easiest!) thing would be to pop off the outer
body and squirt some oil into the tunnel. See if it frees up any?
J
Tom Christian wrote:
Thanks. Don't know quite what I'm going to do - perhaps nothing at the moment. When I fixed my tranny, I put in the throwout bearing incorrectly (missed a race - washer), rode it for about 60 miles like that until it finally gave up the ghost. Currently the clutch has a very short effective range of motion i.e. the clutch disengages/engages over just a tiny bit of motiion on the lever in the middle of its overall throw. I'm wondering if I didn't grind off some of the pushrod or maybe its just a well worn clutch. I'm going to do a complete teardown for the cosmetic upgrade this winter, but thought I might futz with it if it could be done without ripping it out again (which I can now do in my sleep). I have the "old stuff" in there now, but I do have 3 cone seals from MG cycle waiting on the bench, and yes, I have a parts book. -tom |