Tom24GR
Member
Hello everyone,
First Time posting here as this is the first time having such trouble working on my cars/bikes. I'm really desperate and helping me fix this would be greatly appreciated.
I just picked up a 2007 FZ6 and needed to do a clutch job on it. Everything went fine until it came time to put the cover back on. I had buttoned everything up, hooked up the clutch cable, and realized that the clutch cable had absolutely no slack and that the pressure plate was not being pulled. After researching I realized that my problem is centered around the clutch pull rod that inserts into the clutch cover. I will quickly list what I did but I am pretty much certain that my problem lies in the clutch pull rod.
1) Drained oil removed cover.
2) Removed and replaced the 16 clutch and friction plates. The first plate, which is a metal plate, is slightly thicker than the other ones. Then I alternated and made sure that the total number of plates was 16.
3) Put the pressure plate back on making sure to align the dot on the pressure plate and inner basket (so that the pressure plate sits flush). Torqued the new springs to 5.8 lb/ft
4) put the dowel pins and gasket on and put the cover back on, including the bracket for the clutch cable.
At this point pulling the lever results in a dead lever that does not spring back into place. It just rests against the handlebars. The problem is not in the cable. I have the cable on the tightest settings AND I bought a brand new (second) cable and tried it and the same result.
Could someone please help me understand two specific things (and any other useful information you may have).
1) Does the dot on the actuator arm and the triangle on the clutch case have to line up before or after the clutch pull rod is inserted.
2) Once the cover is on and those two are aligned, should I be able to push the arm by hand or not? I had them aligned but I was able to push them by hand (something unable to do on my other bikes). Even though I can push the arm, I can see (through the oil fill hole) that the pressure plate is not being pulled [not even slightly, like literally 0 movement]).
If you guys help me fix this you will have my undying gratitude. I appreciate any and all advice.
First Time posting here as this is the first time having such trouble working on my cars/bikes. I'm really desperate and helping me fix this would be greatly appreciated.
I just picked up a 2007 FZ6 and needed to do a clutch job on it. Everything went fine until it came time to put the cover back on. I had buttoned everything up, hooked up the clutch cable, and realized that the clutch cable had absolutely no slack and that the pressure plate was not being pulled. After researching I realized that my problem is centered around the clutch pull rod that inserts into the clutch cover. I will quickly list what I did but I am pretty much certain that my problem lies in the clutch pull rod.
1) Drained oil removed cover.
2) Removed and replaced the 16 clutch and friction plates. The first plate, which is a metal plate, is slightly thicker than the other ones. Then I alternated and made sure that the total number of plates was 16.
3) Put the pressure plate back on making sure to align the dot on the pressure plate and inner basket (so that the pressure plate sits flush). Torqued the new springs to 5.8 lb/ft
4) put the dowel pins and gasket on and put the cover back on, including the bracket for the clutch cable.
At this point pulling the lever results in a dead lever that does not spring back into place. It just rests against the handlebars. The problem is not in the cable. I have the cable on the tightest settings AND I bought a brand new (second) cable and tried it and the same result.
Could someone please help me understand two specific things (and any other useful information you may have).
1) Does the dot on the actuator arm and the triangle on the clutch case have to line up before or after the clutch pull rod is inserted.
2) Once the cover is on and those two are aligned, should I be able to push the arm by hand or not? I had them aligned but I was able to push them by hand (something unable to do on my other bikes). Even though I can push the arm, I can see (through the oil fill hole) that the pressure plate is not being pulled [not even slightly, like literally 0 movement]).
If you guys help me fix this you will have my undying gratitude. I appreciate any and all advice.