The bike stays in drive when i pull the clutch in. 1981 1000G

[gsrick]

Did you have the clutch apart at anytime during your rebuild? If the answer is yes then I doubt they are stuck. Soak the friction plates in a ziplock baggie in oil for about an hour before reinstalling them, but check a part fiche to make sure it's all there and is being installed in the correct order. I have found that clutches can stick together when the bike has been sitting for some time period, especially if it has old oil in it. When I have a bike like this at the shop, I rev it up in neutral and drop it in gear, then pull the clutch in immediately. Yes it can launch on you if it doesn't break free, but I'm usually working with bike that don't have center stands. You can't do this at idle as it will just stall and if it does launch instead of breaking free, I just ride it out and pop it back in neutral and try again with it revving a little higher.

[gdayjr]

SORTED.

I took the cover off again as i was going to put on a new gasket, and everything is where it should be.
Took all of the clutch plates out, and it was almost like they are magnetized, and sticking together.
I separated every one of them and gave them all a good clean.
They now move apart quiet freely, so i re fitted them all back to the bike.
A quick fit of the clutch cover, and every thing is working as it should.

The remnants of the old oil that had sat in there for the last 3 months, had simply held them all together.
I then went to put the new clutch cover gasket on, and low and behold yet another fleabay **** up.
When people advertise a gasket as being off a 1981 GS1000G, make sure that's what you send.
So once again, wait for a new one.

The good news is, everything works as it should, and it was just the suction of the old oil holding all of the plates together.
Thanks for all the replies.

[Brendan W]

Watch the lengths of the screws on that cover. If I'm not mistaken some differ in length by only 5mm and it's possible to put a long one in a short hole. It will almost close up and you could get tempted to nip it up. Don't.

[gsrick]

SORTED.

I took the cover off again as i was going to put on a new gasket, and everything is where it should be.
Took all of the clutch plates out, and it was almost like they are magnetized, and sticking together.
I separated every one of them and gave them all a good clean.
They now move apart quiet freely, so i re fitted them all back to the bike.
A quick fit of the clutch cover, and every thing is working as it should.

The remnants of the old oil that had sat in there for the last 3 months, had simply held them all together.
I then went to put the new clutch cover gasket on, and low and behold yet another fleabay **** up.
When people advertise a gasket as being off a 1981 GS1000G, make sure that's what you send.
So once again, wait for a new one.

The good news is, everything works as it should, and it was just the suction of the old oil holding all of the plates together.
Thanks for all the replies.

Hmmmmm, now where did I hear that before? Oh I know, it was my last post in this thread.

I have found that clutches can stick together when the bike has been sitting for some time period, especially if it has old oil in it.

Do yourself a favor and put the friction discs in a ziplock of fresh oil while you're waiting for that new gasket. It doesn't take much oil if you vacuum the air out of it. The oil will be drawn to the disk material and saturate it. This isn't just a suggestion, it is a recommendation, just like putting oil on bearings and cam lobes. Why risk the possible unnecessary wear.

[gdayjr]

Thanks for the help.
I will do that tomorrow.