Subject: RE: Grabby clutch reappears
Author: Paul Linn
Date: Sep 7, 2003, 1:41 PM
Post ID: 1714431763
Ian,
How about the springs? Did you replace them? When you realigned the
flywheel did you clean the splines on it? I've noticed if they are
gummed up, the plates will not move freely.
Paul
Midlothian, Va
73 Eldo "Elvira" at a halt in favor of "Daisy"
74 Eldo "Daisy" new project
Ian Adkins wrote:
Hey All, Well....after 200 miles, and what I thought was a good fix to my grabby clutch woes on the White Eldo, the problem is reappearing. The good news is that I now have some experience with the progression of this problem and can come to some concrete answers. Let me know if you folks agree with my hypothesis. When I first bought the bike the clutch was VERY grabby...almost unrideable. As I would ease out the cluth, trying to feel for the plates to make contact, nothing would happen and then all of a sudden it would grab and lurch forward (hey...maybe the bikes new name :-)). This problem was less evident when the engine was cold. The bike operated fine once rolling. I pulled the engine but there were no noticable indicators of something wrong. The splines of all components looked good....the clutch plates had lots of thickness. There was a fair bit of clutch dust in there but nothing gummy. I replaced the clutch plates....realigned the flywheel (it was off), lubed the splines and bolted everything together. When I first ran the bike everything was nice and smooth. Clutch plates engage evenly and the bike worked like a dream....until 20 miles ago. After spending a good day with my buddy Ed....riding about 80 miles the grabbiness is reappearing...getting progressively worse. I can feel the uneveness of the plates making contact as I engage the clutch. The grabbing appears to be consistent with engine rotation. The clutch operates smoothly so I don't think there is any binding in the cables. If the problem was with the tranny I think it would have been evident as soon as I ran the bike after the apparent fix. I don't think the problem is in the splines of the tranny hub. I replaced the clutch plates but not the intermediate plate..... My thinking is a warping intermediate plate as it gets hot. I have yet to retest the bike when cold but will do that sometime today. Any thoughts? ...Ian |