clutch springs will fix?

[greg78gs750]

hi guys (and gals),

i have a 78 gs750 with aroun 32000 on the clock i am working on for the winter, carbs are in pieces getting polished and cleaned and rebuilt, valve check, etc. my question is, my clutch seems to slip a bit, especially at higher revs....i seem to remember seeing that new clutch springs might just solve this without replacing the plates, etc, of course i should measure them for spec, but does the spring fix seem reasonable? because they seem cheap and easy....

thanks,
greg

[tkent02]

Usually springs will fix it, the lose tension from sitting compressed for years.
Springs are cheap. Do the whole set.
Plates might be worn too, check them when you replace the springs. They cost a lot more.

[NICK!]

Take the clutch apart and measure the springs and friction plate thickness and check them against what the manual says. Yes, many times new springs will fix this problem, recommend you take the steel plates out and have them glass beaded as well, that will help too.

[salty_monk]

You can scuff the plates up with a scotch pad or similar, worked for me. My stock springs were in spec but still slipped. Now I run with 3 aftermarket EBC from z1 & 3 stock.

Dan