Clutch Spring Replacement

[salty_monk]

Put a pan underneath with some carboard under that, you will lose a few drops & it's not very "directional".

Dan

[Arfdog]

For the benefit of anyone reading this thread that is experienceing clutch problems and about to change springs/plates like I was, perhaps you needn't do it: Read on...

Problem A: Clutch slips above 7000rpm in higher gears. I thought recently changed synthetic oil was the problem, replaced it with mineral oil, no luck. Then I thought weak springs or eroded plates, read this thread, and was about to open my clutch housing and get to work... Before I did so, I very luckily opened up the housing on the other sideof the bike and inspected the pushrod. It was caked with crap thrown off from the chain, and was a little ground away. I cleaned it and smoothed it off and replaced the pushrod. This fixed the slippage problem completely..

Problem B: Clunky gearchanges, impossible to find neutral when bike is running and I am on it. Neutral could easily be found when bike is on cantre stand and rear wheel is in the air, or when I am on the bike and the engine is not running. I thought: dragging clutch, bent plates or something to that effect. On advice of a friend, I tie wrapped the clutch lever pulled tight up to the bars for the whole night. In the morning, neutral was exactly where it should be, and whats more, the clunky changes are no longer - gear changes in any gear, at any speed, are smooth, effortless, and quiet!!

Just thought I'd share that.. I am smiling today.
Arf

[rphillips]

For extra insurance, roll your front & rear tires, up on a piece of 2X6 or 2X8 board, before leaning it on the sidestand, bike will lean much farther & you won't need to worry about oil pouring out when the cover comes off.