GS1000 clutch hub rebuild

[chef1366]

We can be the Ebay brothers at all the rallys this year.
We don't pay full price for nothing!

[salty_monk]

Why not... it just takes time & patience. I could do with one for the skunk.

[fast pom]

Get an after market centre nut from one of the performance outlets . The threads on the Suzuki one are not up to the job and no matter how hard you try after time come loose.

[80GS1000]

Mine, too! I bought my head, jugs, pistons, and clutch all from the same guy! Here's the clutch:

Got my clutch basket back from GRC the other day with the HD kit installed. I'd post pics but it looks identical to Bruce's.

Newb clutch rebuild questions following....

Upon reinstallation, I'm having a bit of trouble getting the clutch to engage properly. I used the pics and descriptions in the Haynes, Clymer and factory Suzuki service manuals to put everything back together carefully and to spec.

The teeth of the clutch release rack sticking out of the pressure plate (center of the pressure plate in Bruce's last pic) are engaged with the pinion gear on the clutch cover. There's a bit of slack in the clutch release rack too, is this normal?

When when you bolt on the cover and pull in the clutch lever, it doesn't feel like the clutch is operating. The only resistance at the clutch lever comes from the spring on the clutch cable. What am I doing wrong?

[80GS1000]

Posting this so someone else won't make the same dumb mistake as me.

After reinstalling the clutch cover, ya gotta turn the pinion gear on the top of the clutch cover all the way to the right (clockwise) before reattaching the clutch cable to get the clutch to disengage when you pull in the clutch lever. Mine was turned all the way to the left.