Subject: Re: Eldo Clutch-itis
Author: Paul P. Linn
Date: Oct 21, 2004, 4:11 PM
Post ID: 1717741927
Lannis,
Mine was doing the same thing till I ran some mineral spirits thru the
hole on the right side of the tranny and ran it a bit like that in gear
and exercising the clutch. After all the darkness left the spirits I was
one with the universe again and no more problems with the clutch.
Paul
Lannis wrote:
| Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Free Low-Fat recipes http://click.topica.com/caacLQdb1dfltb6GIoLa/PermissionData ------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, as I mentioned once before I think, the clutch on my Eldo has gone permanently goofy. When cold it works just fine, but if you have to pull it in at a stop sign or light more than once in under 30 seconds or so, you can "feel" the clutch plate suddenly warp and start dragging real bad, so much that the bike won't idle, and will only keep running if you gas it while holding the brake on, which is no mean trick with one hand. THEN when you slowly let the clutch out to take off, it grabs viciously and unless you're ready for it, it stalls. When it cools off it's OK for a while, then does it again. Just about impossible in traffic. So the Eldo's been demoted to just commuting duties, since I only have to stop twice in the 20 mile ride to work and I can snick it into neutral before it grabs on me.... ...and in the meantime I downloaded Jason Telford's photo essay on changing the clutch (thanks Jason!), but upon mature reflection, I think I'd rather go another way than the RAM clutch he installed. It's lighter and thinner and gives you less "flywheel" effect - which is not the way I want to go on my load-hauling highway cruiser. Slow to rev, slow to slow down, long-lasting, and clunky to shift suits me just fine. So given that, any alternate ideas on the best type and source of clutch for the money to install on this machine? Lannis Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Get 4 Free low-fat, low-carb recipes http://click.topica.com/caacLQbb1dfltb6GIoLf/PermissionData ------------------------------------------------------------------- |