Zealot
The Village Idiot
Clutch Issue - Stuck Plate?
Hi guys! I know you're sick of hearing from me and all, but here I am again with yet another question!
Observation: When I park the bike in gear and go to move it later, if I pull the clutch in I am forced to pull the bike backwards and push it forwards with some force in order to unstick somethingoranother and let it roll freely. Only does this when the bike sits for a time. Today on a ride, I could hear a mechanical clunking sound that was a bit out of the ordinary every time I started to roll from a stop. Clutch chatter? When I came home, I stayed in first gear and rolled the bike forwards and backwards repeatedly, and each time could hear an audible 'clunk' when I would change direction. I took the cap off that is on top of the clutch cover to have a look inside since that's where the noise came from and noticed that whenever I'd roll a certain direction, the metallic plate closest to the outside (easily visible) would 'clunk' and start spinning. This was with the lever pulled in! In neutral, this was not a problem. Clutch appears to engage and disengage just fine save for what I've observed above. The sticking for first gear park has been around forever, but the clunky noise is a new development.
This is NOT my clutch, but I'd like to point out the silver plate closest to the camera taking the photo - that is the metal plate I am referring to when I talk about it spinning.
Any idea what exactly is going on here, or what I should do? Time for a clutch replacement?
Doing some reading, it sounds like stuck plates - and I've read something in which a person found his stuck together. He said "I washed them thoroughly in petrol, then dipped them briefly in a bowl of oil, and reassembled the clutch still dripping in oil. NOTE, do not operate the clutch lever while the clutch is dis-assembled, or bad things will happen.". It's a 2014 FJR in his case, but I feel like the principal might be the same.
Hi guys! I know you're sick of hearing from me and all, but here I am again with yet another question!
Observation: When I park the bike in gear and go to move it later, if I pull the clutch in I am forced to pull the bike backwards and push it forwards with some force in order to unstick somethingoranother and let it roll freely. Only does this when the bike sits for a time. Today on a ride, I could hear a mechanical clunking sound that was a bit out of the ordinary every time I started to roll from a stop. Clutch chatter? When I came home, I stayed in first gear and rolled the bike forwards and backwards repeatedly, and each time could hear an audible 'clunk' when I would change direction. I took the cap off that is on top of the clutch cover to have a look inside since that's where the noise came from and noticed that whenever I'd roll a certain direction, the metallic plate closest to the outside (easily visible) would 'clunk' and start spinning. This was with the lever pulled in! In neutral, this was not a problem. Clutch appears to engage and disengage just fine save for what I've observed above. The sticking for first gear park has been around forever, but the clunky noise is a new development.
This is NOT my clutch, but I'd like to point out the silver plate closest to the camera taking the photo - that is the metal plate I am referring to when I talk about it spinning.
Any idea what exactly is going on here, or what I should do? Time for a clutch replacement?
Doing some reading, it sounds like stuck plates - and I've read something in which a person found his stuck together. He said "I washed them thoroughly in petrol, then dipped them briefly in a bowl of oil, and reassembled the clutch still dripping in oil. NOTE, do not operate the clutch lever while the clutch is dis-assembled, or bad things will happen.". It's a 2014 FJR in his case, but I feel like the principal might be the same.
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