How to tell if clutch needs replacement
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Road Captain
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From: Whittier ca
How to tell if clutch needs replacement
So my boy was hot rodding around and messed his bike up. It wont go now. I believe its the clutch.
I took the primary apart and the oil smells terribly burnt. I took the clutch plates and spring out of the clutch basket.
Nothing looks wrong. But im no mechanic. Can any one describe how a bad clutch looks?
Or post pictures for comparison?
I took the primary apart and the oil smells terribly burnt. I took the clutch plates and spring out of the clutch basket.
Nothing looks wrong. But im no mechanic. Can any one describe how a bad clutch looks?
Or post pictures for comparison?
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2010
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From: East Hartford, CT
When was the fluid last changed, and clutch adjusted?
Could be the clutch became in need of adjustment and possibly a good primary fluid change.
If nothing looks wrong then I would adjust the clutch and install some new fluid.
Run it.
Could be the clutch became in need of adjustment and possibly a good primary fluid change.
If nothing looks wrong then I would adjust the clutch and install some new fluid.
Run it.
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From: Northwest
Possible... but if he lost all his splines it would be grinding bad as it would not be a 'smooth' shear.
Depends on if the clutch simply "went away" or 'bang-stopped-working'.
However, since I was just in my primary, I know that '07 and up will fracturre/shear the inner splines on the clutch hub.
Road Warrior
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From: Minden LA
So my boy was hot rodding around and messed his bike up. It wont go now. I believe its the clutch.
I took the primary apart and the oil smells terribly burnt. I took the clutch plates and spring out of the clutch basket.
Nothing looks wrong. But im no mechanic. Can any one describe how a bad clutch looks?
Or post pictures for comparison?
I took the primary apart and the oil smells terribly burnt. I took the clutch plates and spring out of the clutch basket.
Nothing looks wrong. But im no mechanic. Can any one describe how a bad clutch looks?
Or post pictures for comparison?
Last edited by jaxdwg; Sep 19, 2015 at 04:50 PM.
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Yep, for sure, and isn't it amazing that so many people will chime in with a fix without getting all the info to make an informed diagnosis? I learned long ago to ask enough question to lead me in the right direction so I could fix the problem the customer was complaining about, and not something else. One can find any number of problems, but finding the exact problem they are concerned with can be tough, but that is what is expected of a wrench.