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Irish John
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Today I finally abandoned the wet 50/50 gear oil/engine honey GB. I gave it over 100 kms but it was a heartbreaking experience and the clutch slip got so bad I was down to 12 mph at high revs on hills and pedalling my guts out. It slipped on the flat as well and probably slipped going down hill too. I've taken the cluch out to look at it and include pics below.
I think it looks OK although I'm sure the clutch pads are impregnated with oil mix and wonder if it will work again. I'm going back to my white lithium grease and I hope the bike gets back to speed. I think I'll be happy if it chatters on hills like it used to and I'll probably be tempted to add a few squirts of oil and cause the slipping to start again.
The pads are jet black but they look intact. I've forgotten what colour they were originally and I hope I'm not responsible for burning them black as coal!
The wet GB has worked for others but it didn't for me. If a solution is found I can always return to a wet gearbox. The clutch was getting so hot that you couldn't touch the gearbox casing. If anyone notices anything from the attached pics and can tell me if my cluch looks OK i'd be most gratefull.
I nearly tried replacing the 50/50 mix with pure 20/50 AMSOIL as per a recent suggestion but couldn't get it here and I'm over experimenting for the time being.
The desire to improve on good enough has got me into a fix and I'm suffering a blow to my mechanical confidence.
I wonder if I should lightly sand the pads to give them some grip?
I think it looks OK although I'm sure the clutch pads are impregnated with oil mix and wonder if it will work again. I'm going back to my white lithium grease and I hope the bike gets back to speed. I think I'll be happy if it chatters on hills like it used to and I'll probably be tempted to add a few squirts of oil and cause the slipping to start again.
The pads are jet black but they look intact. I've forgotten what colour they were originally and I hope I'm not responsible for burning them black as coal!
The wet GB has worked for others but it didn't for me. If a solution is found I can always return to a wet gearbox. The clutch was getting so hot that you couldn't touch the gearbox casing. If anyone notices anything from the attached pics and can tell me if my cluch looks OK i'd be most gratefull.
I nearly tried replacing the 50/50 mix with pure 20/50 AMSOIL as per a recent suggestion but couldn't get it here and I'm over experimenting for the time being.
The desire to improve on good enough has got me into a fix and I'm suffering a blow to my mechanical confidence.
I wonder if I should lightly sand the pads to give them some grip?
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