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XS650 Addict
Yes i have dug through many of the other clutchthreads.
I got my 1981 xs650 SH running earlier this week after a few years of down time. A few months ago i pulled the clutch to replaced the bendix spring. When reinstalling i did not oil the plates. The bike sat for a couple of months then i got it running. I installed a new clutch cable and lubricated it. I rebil it starts well in neutral and shiftes well enogh except when shifting down into first it clunks and the bike will stalled while sitting at a stop with the brake held but it doesnt happen every time. I have tried readjusting the clutch following a couple of differnet procedues but could not get the it set.
The test i was using to determin if my clutch was disengaging was to put the bike on the center stand in first gear and kick over the engine while holding the cltuch to see if the rear wheel would spin.
At not time was i able to get this to happen. Even with the adjuster screw on the worm gear set far too tight while the lever was not being held such that there is no play in the cable. i could not get it to past the test. In this case i tride spinnig the wheel with one hand while also holding the clutch in. I could get it to slip with significant effort but not move freely as it does in neutral.
Becuase I didnt oil the plates when i reinstled them im suspicous that they are stuck together or atleast some are but i wanted to ask for some advice before diving backinto the rightside of the engine.
Any idea what might be causing this behavior?
I got my 1981 xs650 SH running earlier this week after a few years of down time. A few months ago i pulled the clutch to replaced the bendix spring. When reinstalling i did not oil the plates. The bike sat for a couple of months then i got it running. I installed a new clutch cable and lubricated it. I rebil it starts well in neutral and shiftes well enogh except when shifting down into first it clunks and the bike will stalled while sitting at a stop with the brake held but it doesnt happen every time. I have tried readjusting the clutch following a couple of differnet procedues but could not get the it set.
The test i was using to determin if my clutch was disengaging was to put the bike on the center stand in first gear and kick over the engine while holding the cltuch to see if the rear wheel would spin.
At not time was i able to get this to happen. Even with the adjuster screw on the worm gear set far too tight while the lever was not being held such that there is no play in the cable. i could not get it to past the test. In this case i tride spinnig the wheel with one hand while also holding the clutch in. I could get it to slip with significant effort but not move freely as it does in neutral.
Becuase I didnt oil the plates when i reinstled them im suspicous that they are stuck together or atleast some are but i wanted to ask for some advice before diving backinto the rightside of the engine.
Any idea what might be causing this behavior?