WHAT AM I MISSING HERE!

[herbanshee]

Hopefully you can be the one to solve this problem....because for the life of me I cant figure this out!

 

OK here it goes.

 

I dont understand the difference between clutch dragging and clutch slipping.....so please let me know which this is.

 

Last year bike felt like clutch was still pulled in while accerating. So friday I installed a new one from Rocky and installed per clymers. The one thing I did not replace was the springs. The kit included HD and was too stiff for me to continiously pull back on. So went riding, and thoughout the ride I would let out the clutch and it wouldnt go till you really gassed it. It felt like the lever was still partially pulled in. I double checked that I had enought slack in the line at the perch. I then adjusted the screw on the assembly itself and turned it clockwise as far as I could until the screw about fell out. I then turned it in a turn or 2 and tightend up the nut. Put it back together, arrows are not %100 aligned...just a little towards the kickstarter side. I topped it off with 1.6 qt of new spectro and still did the SAME THING!!!!@%@#$^@$%^! I have though of it everywhich way I can and still cant figure it out so PLEASE HELP!!!!

[LS1Inferno]

Did you adjust the clucth per clymers, the screw in the middle and the lever arm undre the left carb. Loosen the nut hold the lever arm till it touches and adjust the screw untill the arm arrown points ar the arrow on the case, and if you used old spring typically we just put the HD ones in every other spring so three HD and three regular. and did you pull out the ball and rod and check them.

[sinisterboo]

If your clutch basket has grooves worn in it from the clutch fibers, then it will do exactly what you are talking about. Have to pull it all back apart, take the basket off the bike and file the grooves out of it, or replace it, depending on how deep they are. Hope this helps.

[herbanshee]

I did adjust the clutch as well as I understood it in the clymers. I took clutch cover off, loosened the nut. screwed it in until they are close.........as close as I could get them. About 1/8" clutch side of the case arrow. So I dunno it that is what you are talking about or not? I did not notice grooves in clutch basket so I will redo tomorrow and double check both.

 

So is this slipping or dragging?

 

Any other suggestions?

[Ruko]

Sounds to me like you need a new basket. It gets grooves worn in it then the plates hang up on the grooves so the clutch does not engage and disengage properly. If you do need a new one get yourself a billet... there are lots of different ones, but they are all about the same and WAY better than stock. I've had a Vortex billet basket for the last couple years, I just had it all apart and this thing looked like the day I installed it. I would also make sure to check the ball and shaft to make sure they haven't welded together.

 

Slipping is when you let out lever but it does not lock up... dragging is when you pull in the clutch but it still wants to go... both can be caused by grooves in the basket.