Ray Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Clutch slipping on acceleration @ say 5-6k rpm. Am I missing anything, an easy adjustment? Haven't yet had to deal with a hydraulic clutch, any ins and outs I ought to know? What's it like taking this clutch apart? Need disks or a good cleaning? Thanks dudes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Minnaert Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 well if you take the starter engine out you can take a look, to see if there is oil. Normal the clutch should live much longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted June 7, 2007 Author Share Posted June 7, 2007 Bike's turning 20k miles today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ratchethack Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Clutch slipping on acceleration @ say 5-6k rpm. Am I missing anything, an easy adjustment? Haven't yet had to deal with a hydraulic clutch, any ins and outs I ought to know? What's it like taking this clutch apart? Need disks or a good cleaning? Thanks dudes. Ray, there's no adjustment on hydraulic clutches. Your clutch is same as mine, a dual-disk. It sounds like it's slipping at the torque peak, which is exactly wot you'd expect if one of the 2 most likely conditions at this low mileage are present (20K mi is very low mileage relative to clutch service life): 1. contamination of the friction surface (of at least one disk) by oil as Paul suggested above (possible source: failed crankshaft seal). 2. friction material is separating from one of the disks. IMHO #2 is highly unlikely, and you'd likely have other things like irregular engagement and potentially horrendous vibration, knocking & clunking. I'm with Paul - take the most non-intrusive and easy approach first. Have the starter off for a look see. Don't neglect to disconnect the battery first, or you could regret it. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianG Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Is your bike one that required recall transmission servicing? If so, it may be that, like mine, the wizard tech that re-assembled the thing didn't read the manual on the dual-plate clutch, and botched the plate orientation ( getting the front one back-to-front). After very little mileage the friction surface wears enough that the center-hub of the mis-oriented front disc contacts the flywheel face, effectively eliminating that disc from the clutch pack. It's a simple matter of reversing the orientation of that clutch disc.............. hahaha... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ratchethack Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Hey Brian. It's a good thing to bring up in Ray's case. The one-eyed gnome that did this to your Guzzi should've been put back in his iron maiden in the dungeon keep & fed left-over gruel from the livestock pens for a month for that. But why have the clutch apart for the trans recall work?!?! There's absolutely no need to touch the clutch!! You sure it wasn't a one-eyed Luigi in Mandello wot done it?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianG Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Hey Brian. It's a good thing to bring up in Ray's case. The one-eyed gnome that did this to your Guzzi should've been put back in his iron maiden in the dungeon keep & fed left-over gruel from the livestock pens for a month for that. But why have the clutch apart for the trans recall work?!?! There's absolutely no need to touch the clutch!! You sure it wasn't a one-eyed Luigi in Mandello wot done it?! I'd guess it was a "While You Are In There" issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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