Great Christmas greetings from Sweden to all XS650 fans...
I have a lot of free play but can't adjust it more by the lever, so I thought I'd try the main adjustment. I followed the clymer manual, took of the cap and turned the nut. But at first the whole adjustment bolt and nut turned. Then it said "pang" and it flew back and the nut was loose. I followed the manual and screw the bolt in with the screwdriver and then out 1/4 turn (did this a few times just be sure), and then finally secured it with the nut while holding the bolt with the screwdriver.
Okej, I know I will not be able to try it until spring with the engine running. So on the center stand I just put in one gear, draw the lever in and tried to turn the wheel. It didn't spin. It do in neutral, and I do know that it can be a bit harder to turn the wheel with a gear in position and the lever drawn in. But now the wheel was as stuck as with the lever released (first gear in position).
What can have happened, since the clutch did work on the road (never tried this with the engine off and on center stand before).
I don't know how the clutch adjustment works on this bike. Is it a sort of spring that may have jumped when I released the nut? Should I have hold the bolt with teh screwdriver while releasing the nut?
I intend to take off the left engine side cover to inspect the clutch mechanism, but what should I look for and be carefull with? What can be wrong and how fix it? The clymer manual doesn't explain the mechanism that well.
/Martin
I have a lot of free play but can't adjust it more by the lever, so I thought I'd try the main adjustment. I followed the clymer manual, took of the cap and turned the nut. But at first the whole adjustment bolt and nut turned. Then it said "pang" and it flew back and the nut was loose. I followed the manual and screw the bolt in with the screwdriver and then out 1/4 turn (did this a few times just be sure), and then finally secured it with the nut while holding the bolt with the screwdriver.
Okej, I know I will not be able to try it until spring with the engine running. So on the center stand I just put in one gear, draw the lever in and tried to turn the wheel. It didn't spin. It do in neutral, and I do know that it can be a bit harder to turn the wheel with a gear in position and the lever drawn in. But now the wheel was as stuck as with the lever released (first gear in position).
What can have happened, since the clutch did work on the road (never tried this with the engine off and on center stand before).
I don't know how the clutch adjustment works on this bike. Is it a sort of spring that may have jumped when I released the nut? Should I have hold the bolt with teh screwdriver while releasing the nut?
I intend to take off the left engine side cover to inspect the clutch mechanism, but what should I look for and be carefull with? What can be wrong and how fix it? The clymer manual doesn't explain the mechanism that well.
/Martin