This is my first post here so please bear with me. I recently bought a '78 GS550 off ebay for $670, it was halfway to being a cafe racer and the owner never had the time to put into it. So far I've cleaned the carbs and gotten to run fairly well, but with zero controls on it ie: no brakes, clutch, lights, etc. So now that I've determined that i did not, in fact, buy a lemon, I'm moving onto the controls. I've come to find that there was no clutch release screw included in the box of parts I purchased. I will most likely go and buy one online in a few hours from motogrid.com, but I noticed something strange with the clutch push rod. There's no spring to it at all. I thought that it was meant to push itself out of the engine and the goal of the clutch release mechanism was to push it back in. right now it just clunks in and out, only about an inch or two. I;ve tried to switch gears with the rod both all the way out and in, but i lurch forward and stall every time.
So my question to you all is this: Could i have clutch issues looming inside the transmission because there is no push or pull on the rod while its sticking out of the engine by itself?
If i need to clarify anything for you guys, just let me know.
Thanks in advance.
Bike pics: http://imgur.com/a/ivV4E
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