hard clutch 77 gs 550

[steveq]

i think i found it!

hey guys, ive just stripped the clutch,examined, cleaned and refitted- eveything checks out -except for the clutch springs. according to the manual(wonderful things those manuals!) the free length should be 38.4mm when new and the wear limit is 35.9mm.apon measuring mine they are all 36mm, would this difference of 2.4mm make all the difference- making the clutch harder to operate? any guidance is greatly appriecated, regards, steve

[chef1366]

That would make it easier.

[Nessism]

any guidance is greatly appriecated, regards, steve

Hey Steve,
My guidance is to check that helix. Any luck with that?

[tkent02]

Maybe it's the whatchamacallit twisty thing on the left side.

[steveq]

what the hell is that?

hey guys, now im totally confused. i went out and removed the clutch push rod-guess what? like someone told me earlier, the push rod is only supposed to come out from the clutch side- mine (part of it) comes out from the release side i removed the clutch plates, and the push piece and found the other peice of the push rod. i compared this to the parts manual and it looks like someone has attempted to make up thier own version of the push rod in 2 parts as it is DEFINATELY not the right part so now im guessing that this is is the sole reason for the clutch problems . ill order a new push rod along with springs would alpha sports be as good as any to order pasrts from? please give me your ideas on this as i know that someone has seriously messed with this bike!

[chef1366]

Some did come with two part clutch rods. Do they appear to be cut or fabbed?
Did you check the doo hickey under the counter sprocket cover?

[Nessism]

I think Suzuki came up with a two piece pushrod as a service part. It may be fine so don't give up on it yet.

[Suzuki_Don]

Steve it would be best to buy a used pushrod off EBAY. It won't cost much to ship from the U.S.

[steveq]

thanks

yes, the push rods appear to be fabricated and looks like they are meant to be there, its just confusing that i cant go off the parts manual. i checked the clutch helix and adjusted it correctly and this did make a marginal improvement. ive ordered a new clutch cable as well ill order new springs and ill make sure tht the cable is routed correctly with no sharp curves, give her an oil change, and see how she goes- thanks very much to everyone for all your valuable info and help, ill post some before and after photos of her as soon as shes back together kind regards, steve