I should mention that you want to do this snug clutch adjusting when the bike is cold. If you do it while the bike is hot and parts are expanded, when it cools down and the parts contract, your setting may be too tight.
As always! I had to chuckle to myself last night as the worm screw turned in about an extra 1/4 while I "fanned" the clutch. @5twins, it worked perfectly!Great tips there 5T
I always readjust mine after cycling the clutch a few times after the initial adjustment and find it seats a little further the second time. I usually go for a short ride and check it one more time as well. (this goes for almost all cable operated motorcycle clutches)As always! I had to chuckle to myself last night as the worm screw turned in about an extra 1/4 while I "fanned" the clutch. @5twins, it worked perfectly!
As always! I had to chuckle to myself last night as the worm screw turned in about an extra 1/4 while I "fanned" the clutch. @5twins, it worked perfectly!
I always readjust mine after cycling the clutch a few times after the initial adjustment and find it seats a little further the second time. I usually go for a short ride and check it one more time as well. (this goes for almost all cable operated motorcycle clutches)
Cycle it = rhoi tynnu iddoI usually use the electric start on mine; where did you put the pedals Rusty?
Yes, proper clutch adjustment can take some fiddling. Do as much of the adjusting and elimination of freeplay using the adjusting screw down on the worm, then finish with a little final adjusting or "fine tuning" up at the perch and lever. The big issue with this clutch is that as the engine heats up, the alloy engine cases expand more then the steel clutch pushrods. This results in more freeplay at the lever. More freeplay means less pushrod thrust and less clutch plate separation, and the clutch can start dragging. Neutral becomes hard to find, shifting can get more difficult, and like in your case, the bike can try to pull ahead when stopped in gear with the clutch pulled in. To help ward this off, most of us set our worm screw adjustment a little tighter than the factory spec. The spec says to back the adjuster screw off about 1/4 turn after it makes contact with the pushrod. We only back it off about 1/8 turn.
What I also like to do is "fan" the clutch lever while I'm adjusting the worm screw. By that I mean pumping the clutch lever in and out just through it's freeplay range, until it just hits the point where the freeplay is gone and it would start disengaging the clutch. There are a series of balls and rods between the worm gear and the clutch, many inside the engine and bathed in oil. "Fanning" the clutch lever will push and stack them all tightly together, squeezing out any oil between them and taking up any slop or freeplay. If you turn the worm gear adjusting screw in until it stops, then start "fanning" the clutch lever as you continue to exert inward turning force on the screw, you'll often find you'll get as much as another 1/4 turn in on the screw. Only after doing that do I back it out a little (1/8 turn) and lock it down.
@5twins, someday you should write a book with all of these tech tips. Every time I read one I tell myself "I gotta remember that one!" Only trouble is there are so many of them!! When I eventually get around to rebuilding my top end and clutch I'm gonna be spending about a week trying to find all of these tips and tricks you keep posting!
Yes...I use them all the time.There is a new thing out called........... bookmarks............helps to put those tipbits in one place
It's good to know I'm not the only one.Yes...I use them all the time.
I’m stupid, how does bookmarks work?There is a new thing out called........... bookmarks............helps to put those tipbits in one place
I’m stupid, how does bookmarks work?
Well I don't know how to set bookmarks in this forum either so I'm stupid too. I just rely on watching threads and using search to find stuff. We need a tutorial.I’m stupid, how does bookmarks work?
Well I don't know how to set bookmarks in this forum either so I'm stupid too. I just rely on watching threads and using search to find stuff. We need a tutorial.
This might help if you look just above your name in the upper right corner of this web page there should be a star with a + sign in itWell I don't know how to set bookmarks in this forum either so I'm stupid too. I just rely on watching threads and using search to find stuff. We need a tutorial.
I would buy it! No kidding, it would be awesome to have a hardcopy for reference in the shop. Forums are not the easiest source of information to sift through. Often, I will use Google to search this site. A handy trick:@5twins, someday you should write a book with all of these tech tips.
I know of a couple ways to do this. The main method is to hit "Print Screen" on your keyboard. Then open a program like Paint and paste (Ctrl+V). You can then save this file or you can further crop it to the content you want.I wish I knew how to save screen shots (above my pay grade) to help you out
This might help if you look just above your name in the upper right corner of this web page there should be a star with a + sign in it