Langley182
Well-Known Member
The original idea was to fix the "hard to find neutral" problem according to the tech bulletin. When we opened up the clutch housing, my brother decided to get a new clutch pack. Here is what happened:
We bought new friction and slip plates from Sean (big thank you, btw). We removed the old plates, the half plate, the wire, and both rings from the clutch housing. We installed the new plates, starting with a full size friction plate then alternating. The pressure plate was installed with the dots lined up. Once the spring had been installed, the clutch lever would move the clutch and felt smooth. We reassembled everything and bled the line. When we went to start the bike, the clutch would never engage. If we started it in 1st gear the bike would lurch and if we started it in neutral and downshifted, then the bike would lurch and die.
We then decided to clean up the slave cylinder, which was terribly dirty. When we reattached everything and did a good bleed, the clutch lever was smooth and solid. But the clutch is still not engaging. What is going on? Did we mess something up when we installed the disks?
We bought new friction and slip plates from Sean (big thank you, btw). We removed the old plates, the half plate, the wire, and both rings from the clutch housing. We installed the new plates, starting with a full size friction plate then alternating. The pressure plate was installed with the dots lined up. Once the spring had been installed, the clutch lever would move the clutch and felt smooth. We reassembled everything and bled the line. When we went to start the bike, the clutch would never engage. If we started it in 1st gear the bike would lurch and if we started it in neutral and downshifted, then the bike would lurch and die.
We then decided to clean up the slave cylinder, which was terribly dirty. When we reattached everything and did a good bleed, the clutch lever was smooth and solid. But the clutch is still not engaging. What is going on? Did we mess something up when we installed the disks?