Subject: RE: Plans for the White Eldo/Clutch Grab
Author: Ian Adkins
Date: Sep 1, 2004, 6:37 AM
Post ID: 1717455711
Joe,
I increased the free play in the clutch lever to be sure I wasn't having any
pressure on the push rod (and ultimately the clutch plates). This also had
an effect on the other end of limiting the space that I put between the
plates when the lever was pulled in. This may have been part of the problem
when whatever warped/expanded when the bike became hot. I readjusted the
freeplay and will see if the clutch will fully disengage when the bike is
hot. Have not had a chance to ride the bike enough yet to see.
The big problem is still this grabbiness I am experiencing and my curiosity
as to why it does not pulse/grab when cold but lurches when hot. Does the
material on the plates get soft? Was it something that has gotten on the
plates? Are the plates disintigrating? Is the intermediate plate warping
when hot? All on the list to pay attention to as I tear into the bike.
Thanks for the input...Ian
| -----Original Message----- From: joe jump [mailto:jum-@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 9:18 AM To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: RE: Plans for the White Eldo/Clutch Grab ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ian, I put a set of Sureflex plates in my V-7 Sport & they had sort of a harsh hook-up, but they didn't fail. I have Sureflex in my Norton & they are butter smooth...of course, that's comparing apples to oranges. I was wondering if you experience this - as the bike warms up, more slack shows up in the clutch cable, causing me to have to adjust the free play to prevent clutch drag, to get smooth shifts into neutral while stopped, and to prevent a big clunk going from neutral into first while stopped. I'll turn my cable adjuster 2 plus turns to take up excess slack between dead cold & after 20 miles of riding. Had the same thing happen on my Sport-both have Tonti-type 5 speeds. While at VMD this year I was able to pick up a Tomaselli clutch lever like the ones used on late police Eldos. It's perch is the same style as the ones used on Ambos except it's black aluminum instead of chromed steel, and it has the lever pivot located farther away from the cable barrel end, yielding a slightly longer pull. Takes a bit more effort to pull in, but it made a big difference in clutch drag - I still have to adjust the slack out of the cable as the bike warms up, but finding neutral at stops is a breeze & if I wait a second or so after pulling in the clutch, it snicks into first real easy & quiet. Joe in St Louis 850T powered Ambo "Junkyard" |