Subject: Re: bearing damage?
Author: Todd Nordwig
Date: Apr 21, 2005, 6:41 PM
Post ID: 1718742479
| Patrick Hayes wrote: |
| First thing, make sure that the lever on the back of the transmission is adjusted properly. There is a spec for that lever. If it is in too far, the lever will hit the back of the transmission casing before the clutch is fully disengaged. It won't go any further no matter how you adjust the cable or how hard you pull on the lever. |
I read about that in Guzziology this afternoon. The lever is close to the
back
of the tranny and is barely touching it when clutch is fully disengaged.I
can see how
to adjust it, but will that make a difference at this point? Isn't that
damage done?
| Second, as the Guzzi clutch plates wear, the internal clutch bits move aft. Your clutch handle adjustment is supposed to get tighter and tighter as you go and you are required to loosen it up to make up the difference. This is the exact opposite of a standard automotive clutch, but that is a condition of the Guzzi dual disk design. If the bearing wears, the clutch throwout distances increase and the clutch handle gets looser and looser. Which way are you needing to change the adjustment? That might indicate whether it is the clutch itself or the bearing bits. |
My initial adjustments were to pick up slack in my clutch cable, as the
clutch
did get looser and looser. But this happened, or at least seemed to happen
over a very short period of time......a couple of days. Maybe I just didn't
notice it. I think it is the bearings, the transmission seems to work fine
when
I shift. I did not notice any slipping or loss of speed when testing it
this afternoon.
But then again, what the hell do I know. That's why I be axing you what's
going on.
Thanks for the help......it is appreciated.
Todd
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