Clutch issues?
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Clutch issues?
So I took the bike to the shop for a clutch adjustment. They tell me that they can rotate the clutch plates nearly an inch forward and back. With out them doing anything further he said it might be a belt tensioner, or primary tensioner. Or is my clutches jacked? 40k miles, cammed up a little. Any thoughts
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If the tensioner isn't keeping the chain at proper tension the clutch pack will rock back and forth in neutral, then you have a tensioner problem. A good investment would be to buy a service manual . This will teach you a lot about some of the basic servicing of your bike and save you $70 or more an hour for labor. Asking questions on this forum will also teach you a lot, just make sure the B.S. filter is engaged. Good luck.
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Ask questions about what part is moving freely
Basket? Clutches? Primary chain? Adjuster?
Even if I didn't wrench for a living I would have a service manual. Helps to keep you protected. You can make sure all gaskets needed for a certain job were replaced. Make sure that when they say something you may not know exactly what they r talking about you can look it up and ask questions about it.
Basket? Clutches? Primary chain? Adjuster?
Even if I didn't wrench for a living I would have a service manual. Helps to keep you protected. You can make sure all gaskets needed for a certain job were replaced. Make sure that when they say something you may not know exactly what they r talking about you can look it up and ask questions about it.
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Ask questions about what part is moving freely
Basket? Clutches? Primary chain? Adjuster?
Even if I didn't wrench for a living I would have a service manual. Helps to keep you protected. You can make sure all gaskets needed for a certain job were replaced. Make sure that when they say something you may not know exactly what they r talking about you can look it up and ask questions about it.
Basket? Clutches? Primary chain? Adjuster?
Even if I didn't wrench for a living I would have a service manual. Helps to keep you protected. You can make sure all gaskets needed for a certain job were replaced. Make sure that when they say something you may not know exactly what they r talking about you can look it up and ask questions about it.
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It looks like the compensator is bad on it after all the guessing that was going on. If it were an 06+ it's a simple kit about $300, but no its bits and pieces about $450 for parts. Apparently the 05 and older is pretty solid, hence why Baker doesn't make anything for it per the guy at Baker I spoke with. So I basically didn't check the tensioner often enough and it got bad, and I like a longer clutch pull too. Lessons learned, thanks for yalls input
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With 40K and that much movement on the clutch plates, it's time for a new clutch pack, i highly recommend using a Barnett clutch pack.
http://www.barnettclutches.com/
http://www.barnettclutches.com/
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I sure hope what they said to you and your translation to your thread has lost something. There are driven and drive plates. The outer lock up in the clutch hub huge slots. The inners are drive by much smaller drive serrations. It's impossible for them to do as you said.
If that is what they said, they have not a clue what they are doing or are setting you up for their next car payment.
If that is what they said, they have not a clue what they are doing or are setting you up for their next car payment.
Last edited by Jackie Paper; Sep 14, 2018 at 07:46 AM.