87twin350 Posted January 10, 2015 Report Posted January 10, 2015 Hey guys, last trip out to the dunes I was running up and down the hill and when I went to pull in my clutch, the lever was useless, and the clutch wouldn't engage. It felt as if the cable had broken or something. I limped it back to camp with no clutch, and in the morning I did a little bit of investigating. First off, forgive me if I'm a little unfamiliar with my terminology and what not; I'm really inexperienced with clutch maintenance. I followed the clutch cable down to the engine and when I pull the lever, the arm on the engine moves back and forth, so the cable is not bad. I then tried to adjust the clutch cable a few times and got some intermittent use out of it, but after maybe three times of using the clutch, it stopped working again. So my question is, where do I begin here? I am perfectly capable in fixing the problem, but I just don't know if it's the clutch or something else? Does anybody have any experience with this sort of problem? I did a search before I posted this and didn't see anything that seemed to describe what I experienced. Quote
trickedcarbine Posted January 10, 2015 Report Posted January 10, 2015 It's possible the clutch rod welded to the ball. Quite common when using the clutch on hill decend. Quote
87twin350 Posted January 11, 2015 Author Report Posted January 11, 2015 I only use the clutch to upshift. How do I check that? Quote
trickedcarbine Posted January 11, 2015 Report Posted January 11, 2015 You said you went to pull the lever going down hill? Quote
banshee4mil Posted January 11, 2015 Report Posted January 11, 2015 ball welded or not it would still work, it sounds like the nut on the set screw came loose, take off the side cover and check 1 Quote
87twin350 Posted January 11, 2015 Author Report Posted January 11, 2015 I went to pull the clutch in at the top of the hill before going down. Thanks Banshee4mil, I will check that. Quote
banshee4mil Posted January 11, 2015 Report Posted January 11, 2015 I went to pull the clutch in at the top of the hill before going down. Thanks Banshee4mil, I will check that. no problem i have fixed that exact problem before so i know what it feels like , hope it the prob and a easy fix Quote
87twin350 Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Posted January 19, 2015 Stupid question... do I need to drain my fluids before I pop this clutch cover off? Quote
87twin350 Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Posted February 4, 2015 Been awhile since I've visited the forums. I pulled off the cover and as stated before, it was the jamnut on the set screw. Thanks Banshee4mil for the solid troubleshooting advice, I appreciate you brother. Quote
registered user Posted February 22, 2015 Report Posted February 22, 2015 are the hinson plates any good ? was gonna get a hinson 8plate basket but wasnt sure if their plates are worth a shit or not. whats the street bike plates everyone uses ? Quote
J-Madd Posted February 22, 2015 Report Posted February 22, 2015 I wouldn't spend the money on the Hinson plates. FZR1000 or Raptor 660 plates are common. I use the one that's stamped 583 on the Hinson 8 plate. I forget which one that is. Quote
registered user Posted February 22, 2015 Report Posted February 22, 2015 cool thnx. theres about 100 street bikes and i couldnt remeber which one. ill just order up some fzr1000 plates. not familiar with 583. was just gonna use that spring basket with straight cuts, direct drive lockup and pancake bearing when you say fzr1000 plates you meen the fibers right ? what metal plates you using ? Quote
J-Madd Posted February 22, 2015 Report Posted February 22, 2015 Yea I meant fibers. I use Barnett steels. I cant seem to find out which oem clutch is the "583", and I'm not at the shop where I can look at the package. I don't know if the FZR is the one we run with the 8 plate, that may be the 7 plate or 10 - 12 plate, can't remember. I think any will work through. Just have to adjust the pancake bearing accordingly for the thickness. Quote
registered user Posted February 22, 2015 Report Posted February 22, 2015 is barnett springs the way to go ? hinson springs must be gold at $70 Quote
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