Help with clutch

[HeadSmess]

Actually it has nothing to do with the pressure pin, it moves and the clutch plate moves out, the bearing just doesn't release so the drive portion spins free of the engine.

thats it.

clutch is three pieces. a pressure plate that moves, a pressure plate that stays still, and the gear is sandwiched in between.

the clutch is engaged from the factory, sits around in a container for two years, and the rubber friction pads simply stick themselves to the pressure plates due to the constant pressure. come time for operation, and things are stuck! the mobile plate moves (sometimes), but the gear is still locked to the other plate via the pads.

this here is a nice clear concise way of releasing said friction pads


(personally though, my thoughts on the original post was simply..."not even superman can push that pin in by hand...where is the cover and lever?" as well as "nice inversion" then i reread the bit about a parallel arm and reconsidered. )

 

[lazylightning@mail.r]

thats it.

clutch is three pieces. a pressure plate that moves, a pressure plate that stays still, and the gear is sandwiched in between.

the clutch is engaged from the factory, sits around in a container for two years, and the rubber friction pads simply stick themselves to the pressure plates due to the constant pressure. come time for operation, and things are stuck! the mobile plate moves (sometimes), but the gear is still locked to the other plate via the pads.

this here is a nice clear concise way of releasing said friction pads


(personally though, my thoughts on the original post was simply..."not even superman can push that pin in by hand...where is the cover and lever?" as well as "nice inversion" then i reread the bit about a parallel arm and reconsidered. )

My pads are the red-orange ones that don't contain rubber. I'm still using the same ones I got stock 2.5 years ago...lol %-D

 

[KCvale]

the clutch is engaged from the factory, sits around in a container for two years, and the rubber friction pads simply stick themselves to the pressure plates due to the constant pressure.

Nope, stuck pads is not it at all.

Look at this picture again to understand just how complicated that clutch really is and what this particular problem is.

The back clutch pad plate pictured is NOT one solid piece, it's two pieces that are supposed to spin free in the middle at what I indicate as the Bearing Seam.

The inner portion connects to the hollow shaft that goes to the left side drive sprocket and the clutch pin and rod are inside it and connected to the right side outer silver pressure plate via the 3 pins, pushed out by the spring, and adjusted via the flower nut.

The other outer half of the clutch plate has the pads and gear teeth that connect to the little engine crank shaft sprocket.

What happens in engines that sit around for years in boxes is the little bit of grease in that bearings seam gets hard and makes the clutch plate stick solid.

As mentioned it doesn't take much to break that bearing joint free, it just doesn't have anything to do with the pads sticking to the outer silver pressure plate or the the push pin not working which I suspect was just an erroneous diagnosis.

I haven't seen it since the of the last of 2009 Skyhawks sitting on shore in the US after the 2010 EPA regs still shipped as everything SKyhawk since including the new 2013 'parts in a box' kits haven't had this problem but I can't speak for all the other engines.

 

[bteneriello]

a lot of the time if you just soak it down ( the pin) with wd40......it should release for ya

 

[Big Red]

a lot of the time if you just soak it down ( the pin) with wd40......it should release for ya

Probably NOT bro, And I don't use wd 40 for anything on my bike, except as a rust remover for chrome rims and the like,with a little very fine steel wool. WD 40 rinses out grease. But is a good lube for cleaning chrome.

 

[Huotalicus]

Actually it has nothing to do with the pressure pin, it moves and the clutch plate moves out, the bearing just doesn't release so the drive portion spins free of the engine.

Dear friend I'm having an issue now where my bike won't seem to fire n now I am suspecting this is the issue?? Would this stop the engine from firing and starting altogether ??

 

[Huotalicus]

My pads are the red-orange ones that don't contain rubber. I'm still using the same ones I got stock 2.5 years ago...lol %-D

Is this only for new engines

 

[Ruddi]

How long is a bucking pin

 

[Axl Myk]

About an inch