Clutch sticking

[Snopczynski]

I had the same problem.... Here is how to fix it...

 

The name of the game is... GET OIL INTO THOSE PLATES!

 

#1) Get new springs

 

#2) Get some 80w Bel-Ray Gear-Saver and run it about 1/2" higher than the line on your dip. That will get more oil into the plates and stop it from grabbing. That thick oil you have in there sux! I ran it in all my bikes until I started using Gear Saver.... I'll never go back!!!

 

#3) make sure the lines on the arm and case match up without the clutch pulled in. If not, then adjust the pushrod.... Not the lever/cable adjuster!

If it still grabs then take all your fibers out and grind (with a dremel tool cut-off wheel) a small 45* slot every 60* on the plate on both sides. Only grind through the material not into the metal underneath. angle the groove so it would be sucking oil into the plates while it's rotating.( the clutch spins CCW) the groove should be facing this way....... / on the front side. Don't make more than 6 grooves in each side though... and space them so they are even and stagger the grooves so the ones on the other side aren't matching the ones on the 1st side. ( I only recommend doing this if you are a novice engine builder. )

 

I did this to my old '95 CR125. It worked awesome. I never had a problem cold starting it again.

 

Dont listen to this guy. You guys dont have a 95' CR125. You have a Banshee that makes twice the horsepower and weighs twice as much. This clutch grabbing issue is normal, and all 3 of the bikes I have owned did this. All my cousins bikes and my dads bikes do it also.

[TurboBanshee420]

Dont listen to this guy. You guys dont have a 95' CR125. You have a Banshee that makes twice the horsepower and weighs twice as much. This clutch grabbing issue is normal, and all 3 of the bikes I have owned did this. All my cousins bikes and my dads bikes do it also.

 

 

yeah I'm sure your a real professional... I never took the class that taught me that the clutch not releasing was "normal"... I must have been out riding a bike that works that day.

[Snopczynski]

what ever floats your boat. Still wouldn't grind the friction material off my clutch packs. Banshees will smoke the packs even with all the material on them. It is a normal conditon, the oil runs off the packs and the bike will move till all of the oil is bathed back on them. What you gonna try to tell us next, a manual transmission on a John Deere Gator that shifts harsh in the cold until warmed needs to have the shifter ported!

 

I may not be a proffesional bike, sled and watercraft technician anymore, but I hold a few factory certifications still and have quite a few ASE certifications(Well all of them), and factory Automotive certifications for two European car manufacturers. So I guess you might want to check before you shoot your mouth off next time. Not to mention this information is based off the fact that I know of 8 banshees that do the same thing he asked us about. Dont be a pud! xoxoxo Snopczynski :kiss:

[swrbansheeboy]

i am so laughing my ass off right now...

 

turbo, if you can show me a factory manual that recomends taking a grinder to your clutch plates then i will be right with you but untill then i say your just creating a weak point for something bad to happen. have heard of guys ruffing up the steels in the clutch pack to try and get extra grip ( works great for about 5 minuits) but never grinding reliefs in them. i'd love to see a tech article about this topic.

 

the lerching forward thing is a pretty common occurance with banshees and is usualy due to excessive wear on the fingers of the clutch basket not allowing the fiber's to release when the clutch is engaged but even with a brand new bike it can still occure just because the fluid works it's way out of the pack and causes the plates to hold together untill the clutch gets cycled a bit. if the problem only happens when the bike is cold then i wouldnt worry about it. if it's happening even when the bike is warmed up then i would be looking at the fingers on the clutch basket. all of my shee's have done this at one time or the other. unless it's directly affecting the preformance of the bike then i would just deal with it. just my .02...