Under the clutch cover question...

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So I pulled the clutch cover on my 83 650 GL just to see what I could see. With the bike up on a stand, I would change gears 1-5 while "bumping" the rear wheel. On pulling the basket, I noticed that:

• The pawl is centered in gears 1-5 but in neutral, it looks off a tooth (See attached pic). Is this okay, or is it meant to be centered in neutral and off in gear?
• Without rotating the center engine shaft [?] I can only find gears 1 thru 4, but rotating the aforementioned center shaft, I can easily go into gears 1-5. Is this okay?
• The center short release shaft once the cover is pulled off appears to be floating. This is the shaft extending thru the center of the clutch basket when you first pull the cover off. How loose is this shaft meant to be? Mine is galled a small amount and able to contact the sides of the hole it protrudes through.

Thanks in advance. I've bee through the Forum and the are some similar questions, but none specifically like mine.

Thanks in advance.

Geoff

[UKPR1]

Here is a picture of what the pawl looks like while in gear.

clutch2.jpg