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Clutch install

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Hey guys I'm new here and new to bikes as of 2 years ago. My bike is a 1982 gs1100e. I'm putting a clutch kit in and there is that piano wire holding the last plate in. How important is that wire? So I replace it or toss it
 
I hear some drag bike folks say it's unnecessary, but if using on the street why not just reuse the wire with a new steel plate? I've reused them before and was able to get the crisscross ends to look like they did before I touched it. A new one couldn't be more than a few bucks.
 
hi there,,i also have just bought an 84 gs 1150 , and was checking the clutch condition when i noticed i couldnt pull the last steel out. ive taken the stopper ring , or piano wire out, and have heard from jim olive on the vintage jap web page, its gotta go back in. im at a loss how it goes back in...Help please anyone.???
 
Jeffvo, don't want hijack thread, but it's just a matter of putting one end tang in the hole and clicking the wire into the groove around the circumference, so the other end of wire tang ends up in same hole with a crisscross pattern. A small flat head screwdriver on the ridges of the inner hub will help persuade into the groove if it's resisting.
 
It is NOT required! I have never put one back in in all the 30 + years I have been working on them. Ray.
 
Clutches are straight forward, not sure what's going on there.
 
When you are putting it back together, it will make it easier for you if you put a little grease on the 2 parts that go in behind the first steel plate you install, the step washer & conical washer. That will hold them in place & keep them from moving when you are re-installing the clutch plates. Hope this helps, Ray.
 
I Already had put it together and then decided maybe i should make sure it isn't important. i have been working on car dealerships for 9 years now and 7 of them i was a tech. a lot of cars from the factory use these type of things for the assembly line. thanks for all the help!
 
I am checking the clutch on my 850 because it drags especially when cold, inspected the plates, ordered new springs. I still have the wire in mine. If I remove it, will it help with the drag???
 
According to what everyone has been saying it seems that if anything when cold that piano right will help, but i dont think it will help you to take it out.
 
The piano wire was designed to help disengage the clutch when cold and it does work. I left it out when I replaced my clutch and I did notice the difference. When I did my engine overhaul I reinstalled and found it to be smoother when cold.

I didn't have any luck reusing the original, those things get deformed upon removal and it makes it a PIA to get em back on there, I went with a new part.


Cheers
 
clutch probs...

clutch probs...

thanks fellas..i eventually got it back in...now could anyone tell me what the clutch pack hieght is supposed to be??? i spoke to a mechanic from a bike shop here in adelaide about ""clutch drag""...i cant get neutral after i select first. bike is creeping forward. ive put new ipone m4 20w-50 mineral based oil in...and on inspection of the plates..the pack looks like frictions are in good nick with lots of material left on, and steels are unglazed. I failed to measure the pack height when it was out. (moron) Ive installed new clutch cable..no change in selector state. mechanic said..some clutch drag is normal,, but clutch pack could be worn,,or clutch drum is sus..or fingers on selector worn....im putting her in next week for him to look,,,but i want to take out clutch again and measure pack. does anyone have a thickness size of the first plate. i cant get another piano wire at the mo...my parts guy is unavailable.
 
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