Bob K
New Member
My clutch slipped a bit on full power uphill runs. New motor, properly adjusted clutch, properly adjusted cable.
I take the clutch apart and I see rough, nasty looking pink pads. Based upon other people's experience, I removed the pads and
I saw more cheap chinese manufacturinng. They just CRAMMED the pads into the clutch. The back pressure plate was not even engaging!
See the picture. I alternated the pads front and back so you can see where no contact was made on the back sides of the pads.
The other picture shows the ridge that held the pads away from the back pressure plate. I cut off the ridge, sanded the pads to be within + or - .oo5"
of each other. I then hand sanded each pad to smoothly fit into the clutch ring. The clutch now works PERFECTLY. Like I said , others have
said this is the fix and I am now a beliver. Look at how nasty those stock pads look! Just a razor blade and some 100 grit sandpaper ( and about 40 minutes!)
I take the clutch apart and I see rough, nasty looking pink pads. Based upon other people's experience, I removed the pads and
I saw more cheap chinese manufacturinng. They just CRAMMED the pads into the clutch. The back pressure plate was not even engaging!
See the picture. I alternated the pads front and back so you can see where no contact was made on the back sides of the pads.
The other picture shows the ridge that held the pads away from the back pressure plate. I cut off the ridge, sanded the pads to be within + or - .oo5"
of each other. I then hand sanded each pad to smoothly fit into the clutch ring. The clutch now works PERFECTLY. Like I said , others have
said this is the fix and I am now a beliver. Look at how nasty those stock pads look! Just a razor blade and some 100 grit sandpaper ( and about 40 minutes!)