Clutch Problems

[Satsol67]

Good chance this is a dumb question but i am going to ask anyhow. I noticed that when i go to 5th or 6th gear the clutch will slip when i get on it. Once i get half way or more on the gas it will slip like crazy. I have to back off and slowly give it the gas.

 

My question is does that mean the clutch bans are worn? or will an adjustment fix this? I just want to have an idea what i am getting into before i pull the cover off.

 

 

Thanks

[fastcar01]

Good chance this is a dumb question but i am going to ask anyhow. I noticed that when i go to 5th or 6th gear the clutch will slip when i get on it. Once i get half way or more on the gas it will slip like crazy. I have to back off and slowly give it the gas.

 

My question is does that mean the clutch bans are worn? or will an adjustment fix this? I just want to have an idea what i am getting into before i pull the cover off.

Thanks

 

 

Sounds like time for a new clutch. ROckyMOuntain has them for $45. Now I am not sure how good these are for a really beefed up motor, but me and all my buddies have ran these (they used to be $35) with no issues. ONe buddies machien is hopped up a bit.

 

They are actually clutch discs. Since you have slipped it a bit, definatley change the steel ones and friction ones. Like I said at RM they are $45 with heavy duty springs included.

[sheefreak]

If it slips in 5th and 6th, it should slip in all gears. Just drain your oil and coolant, take off the side cover. Take the 6 bolts out of the pressure plate and give it a look. If they don't look obviously worn, use a dial caliper or micrometer to check the thickness of the fibers and compare to the tolerances in your clymers or factory service manual. Is your clutch lever easy to pull? If you find you have a lot of fiber left, could be the springs are shot.

[MILO]

it's probably slipping in all the gears, it's just more noticable in 5th and 6th.

 

check the steels for bluing too, which results from overheating. odds are if they are blued, they are also warped. the tusk clutch kits from rmatv seem pretty good, haven't had any probs with mine over the past year.

 

check the oil for coolant leakage, it will be milky looking if it has coolant in it. the coolant will degrade the clutch fibers and make it slip. if that's the case, your in for a new impeller seal, bearing, and i'd upgrade to an aluminum impeller while it's apart.

 

buy a clymer's, if you don't already have one. and it'll walk you through clutch replacement and adjustment.

[blueshee03]

If it slips in 5th and 6th, it should slip in all gears. Just drain your oil and coolant, take off the side cover. Take the 6 bolts out of the pressure plate and give it a look. If they don't look obviously worn, use a dial caliper or micrometer to check the thickness of the fibers and compare to the tolerances in your clymers or factory service manual. Is your clutch lever easy to pull? If you find you have a lot of fiber left, could be the springs are shot.

 

 

check the pressure plate and clutch boss for excess wear also.alot of people jump right into changing fibers and steels and don't even give a thought to the pressure plate and steels.i myself installed a new clutch kit once only to find out when i got it back together my pressure plate was the problem to begin with .it was worn down far enough that even with new fibers and steels it slipped like crazy after i got it together.check the clutch basket also for excess wear .

[MILO]

check the pressure plate and clutch boss for excess wear also.alot of people jump right into changing fibers and steels and don't even give a thought to the pressure plate and steels.i myself installed a new clutch kit once only to find out when i got it back together my pressure plate was the problem to begin with .it was worn down far enough that even with new fibers and steels it slipped like crazy after i got it together.check the clutch basket also for excess wear .

oh yeah, that too, lol.

 

when i did mine the pressure plate had stress cracks all through it, and the basket fingers were grooved pretty bad, enough to justify replacing the basket. i went with the hinson basket (pricey) and stock pressure plate and inner hub, which were surprisingly cheap from the stealership.