After 59,500 miles stick a fork in it -------- it is done (toast).
More pix to follow.
After 59,500 miles stick a fork in it -------- it is done (toast).
More pix to follow.
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"Its all about the motorbikes, always has been and always will be.". ~~ Ewan McGregor 2007
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What was the first clue it gave you that it was going out?
Also, pix of the tear down and any concerns along the way would be great.
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The first clue was while wrapping the engine up around 7K RPM and shifting through the last two highest gears the clutch would not engage. It took a couple of seconds of throttle prior to connecting. As far as the tear down it's quite simple. Remove the three oil plugs --- drain the oil. Remove the twelve clutch cover bolts and use the three pry points provided at various points around the circumference of the clutch cover. Whala ---- access to the internals.
I used a basic Teflon pancake spatula to scrape the residual gasket off the contact surface and then took some 0000 steel wool to remove some stubborn areas.
There is more --- but I haven't loaded those pix's yet.
"Its all about the motorbikes, always has been and always will be.". ~~ Ewan McGregor 2007
"It's hard to play the blues when nuthin's really wrong."~~ ---- Joe Walsh 2012
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Keeping track of the twelve clutch cover bolts isn't too taxing. Take the new gasket and trace the outline on the provided paper insert. Punch holes in the marked locations and insert the bolts in the corresponding locations. So simple a Cave Man could do it
"Its all about the motorbikes, always has been and always will be.". ~~ Ewan McGregor 2007
"It's hard to play the blues when nuthin's really wrong."~~ ---- Joe Walsh 2012
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ooga ogga. me no fix cluch.
that's alot of miles on a stock clutch, i'm curious as how you did it.
Just for giggles, how often do you dry shift up or down? Or do you pull the clutch in for everything?
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You can get many, many miles from a clutch if you aren't ripping wheelies, using it to hold you up on hills, feathering it, or launching hard on starts. In other words don't abuse it, and save the big throttle grabs for when the lever is fully released. Also keep the spring pull adjusted properly so it engages 100%.
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I changed mine after over 100k miles. Did not even need a new gasket
Jeff, have any libatory assistance with that install?
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Can you shoot a close-up of the old plates and steel's? Did you just replace the plates? How about springs?
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"Its all about the motorbikes, always has been and always will be.". ~~ Ewan McGregor 2007
"It's hard to play the blues when nuthin's really wrong."~~ ---- Joe Walsh 2012
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I have 61k on the 'busa and it all seems ok. I've engaged the clutch for each shift
I did note last year that I found a hidden 5.5 th gear neutral and have found it a couple of more times since then. Could that indicate an upcoming issue with the clutch?
Thanks for the notes. I'm definitely paying attention
Carl
Edit: added "neutral"
Last edited by dm_gsxr; Tue Jul 17th, 2007 at 02:14 PM.
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Yep. I was hitting a few false positive neutrals prior to the aforementioned slipping.
"Its all about the motorbikes, always has been and always will be.". ~~ Ewan McGregor 2007
"It's hard to play the blues when nuthin's really wrong."~~ ---- Joe Walsh 2012
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And the final steps:
Clutch Hub housing
Clutch Hub
Torque the Clutch hub nut
THE tool fo the job
"Its all about the motorbikes, always has been and always will be.". ~~ Ewan McGregor 2007
"It's hard to play the blues when nuthin's really wrong."~~ ---- Joe Walsh 2012
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Clutch plates alternate friction / steel
Clutch springs (6)
Torque to spec
Replace the clutch cover gasket and cover. Fill with oil. Go ride
"Its all about the motorbikes, always has been and always will be.". ~~ Ewan McGregor 2007
"It's hard to play the blues when nuthin's really wrong."~~ ---- Joe Walsh 2012
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