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grant
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My clutch STINKS. Brand new kit. Has been HARD to start since day one. Probably has 10 miles on it.
Basically when I start peddling and drop the clutch it slips and only every 10 feet or so does the engine turn over. The disc is slipping a LOT! When the engine fires up it runs perfectly. I am very good with tools and vehicles. The clutch was adjusted perfectly. I even disconnected the clutch lever completely, cranked the nut WAY in on the metal plate and peddled the bike around the yard (kind of hard). It STILL slips.
I've removed the spring that pushes the metal side of the clutch and that helped a little. I've tried to disassemble the clutch to add a heavier spring to pull the metal plate and friction plate together, but it seems I have to take the engine in half to get to the return spring? Is this correct?
What is the funny inner/outer nut puller tool for that came with the kit?
Is it possible that during the initial starting attempts the little clutch pads were damaged? Right now they are smooth and kind of shiny. Should I buff them up and scratch up the metal plate?
Anyone else have problems with their clutch? I can actually peddle around the yard with the lever completely out and NOT have the engine turn over!!!
It climbs good and jerks pretty hard when I spike the throttle, it just seems like the compression stroke is enough to make it slip.
I would like to be able to let out the clutch and if the engine doesn't turn over the rear wheel should lock up!
Basically when I start peddling and drop the clutch it slips and only every 10 feet or so does the engine turn over. The disc is slipping a LOT! When the engine fires up it runs perfectly. I am very good with tools and vehicles. The clutch was adjusted perfectly. I even disconnected the clutch lever completely, cranked the nut WAY in on the metal plate and peddled the bike around the yard (kind of hard). It STILL slips.
I've removed the spring that pushes the metal side of the clutch and that helped a little. I've tried to disassemble the clutch to add a heavier spring to pull the metal plate and friction plate together, but it seems I have to take the engine in half to get to the return spring? Is this correct?
What is the funny inner/outer nut puller tool for that came with the kit?
Is it possible that during the initial starting attempts the little clutch pads were damaged? Right now they are smooth and kind of shiny. Should I buff them up and scratch up the metal plate?
Anyone else have problems with their clutch? I can actually peddle around the yard with the lever completely out and NOT have the engine turn over!!!
It climbs good and jerks pretty hard when I spike the throttle, it just seems like the compression stroke is enough to make it slip.
I would like to be able to let out the clutch and if the engine doesn't turn over the rear wheel should lock up!