luckynumber0
In Over His Head
Hey guys,
Just double checking some basic stuff my puny brain couldn't extract a clean answer from the million+ threads on clutch adjustment, slippage, and false neutrals.
Just been out breaking in my engine (using the Mototune method) after a full top end rebuild. '82 heritage.
While I had the engine on the table, I went through the clutch to replace old disks, springs, and upgraded to allen bolts. Triple checked everything was stacked correctly and the disks sat in oil overnight. The springs which either wear out or break behind/above clutch basket were fine and where they should be when I was in there.
On my break-in ride, I only did a quick and approximate adjusting of the clutch. For the first ride, the adjustment felt wrong but it still performed quite well. On the second ride, a day later though I had forgotten to fix the clutch adjustment, it kept jumping out of gear into some false neutrals between 4th & 5th once it got hot (thermodipstick @ 225 degrees). Shifting in general was all fucked up...Sometimes it wouldn't go down to 1st, sometimes my gear shift pedal would kinda stick down or up...
First place I'm checking is the clutch adjustment, right? Would a mal-adjusted clutch actually cause false neutrals and stuck shifting? I just wanted to post this on here in case it sounded like something more serious to anyone else!
Just double checking some basic stuff my puny brain couldn't extract a clean answer from the million+ threads on clutch adjustment, slippage, and false neutrals.
Just been out breaking in my engine (using the Mototune method) after a full top end rebuild. '82 heritage.
While I had the engine on the table, I went through the clutch to replace old disks, springs, and upgraded to allen bolts. Triple checked everything was stacked correctly and the disks sat in oil overnight. The springs which either wear out or break behind/above clutch basket were fine and where they should be when I was in there.
On my break-in ride, I only did a quick and approximate adjusting of the clutch. For the first ride, the adjustment felt wrong but it still performed quite well. On the second ride, a day later though I had forgotten to fix the clutch adjustment, it kept jumping out of gear into some false neutrals between 4th & 5th once it got hot (thermodipstick @ 225 degrees). Shifting in general was all fucked up...Sometimes it wouldn't go down to 1st, sometimes my gear shift pedal would kinda stick down or up...
First place I'm checking is the clutch adjustment, right? Would a mal-adjusted clutch actually cause false neutrals and stuck shifting? I just wanted to post this on here in case it sounded like something more serious to anyone else!