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New Clutch is Slipping

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I tried my new clutch today and its slipping. :confused: It slips at 4000 to 5000 rpm in 2nd and higher gears. Really didn't try it too much. Put in new Suzuki steels and fibers, 10 of each, new springs and new 20W-50 Yamalube. Then tried 3 stock springs and 3 of the HD that were in the bike orginally. It still slipped, so I tried the 6 HD springs and it still slips. Its also hard to adjust the clutch so that there is no drag, yet still be able to shift it. Its sort of a small zone with less than a mm of freeplay.

Is it possible I glazed the fibers or steels? All told, the fibers probably soaked in oil 30 hours or more. Too much?

Should I try some 10W40 instead?

Didn't put the piano wire back in, Ray said it wasn't needed.

How can I fix this?

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Did you put in the U-shaped disc and wave washer in before the first steel? I replaced the u disc, wave washer disc and all steels and fibers as well as the piano wire. My clutch is great, hasnt even hinted of slipping since. My old U-disc and wave disc were worn out and rattling around and didnt have the height that the new ones do.
 
I put them in, but they were the ones that came with the bike.
 
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I put them in, but they were the ones that came with the bike.
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The old ones wont have the height of new ones. Those two pieces were cheap thats why i didnt hesitate to replace them.
When my clutch was slipping, I happened to put 20w50 in it and it slipped WAY worse.
Whatever you do dont overpower you new discs and slip them too much as you will wear out the brand new fibers and glaze the steels. What weight oil did you soak the fibers in?
 
I used my stock washers with 6 Bikebandit springs and a new stack of fibers and steels from FBG. I soaked the fibers for 4 hrs in Valvoline 10w-40. Seems to work fine. Did you get it all back together correctly ?

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