saminator
Junior Member
Does anyone know a good "how to" for a clutch replacement on my 2007?
Thanks for the replies.
Do I reuse the steel plates or do I need to buy new ones?
If your clutch is just starting to slip from normal wear and tear and you get to it soon, the steels will most likely be ok. The longer and harder it slips, the worse the steels
you wouldn't be able to smell a burning clutch, as it is wet
have you tried adjusting your clutch cable?
Well ****, what could that burning smell be? I took it to a mechanic already that diagnosed the clutch.
The clutch cable is adjusted all the way.
I have noticed that the smell is worse the harder I ride. In theory if it is not the clutch, would just idling the bike in neutral and revving the engine produce the same smell. Because I feel like only when the clutch is engaged do I smell anything.
Basically, a clutch is made out of similar materials that are used for brake materials but your clutch is a wet clutch as mentioned previously. If your smelling your clutch your oil is going to smell like burnt clutch. Does your oil smell like burnt clutch? When you're riding hard could you be smelling your brake pads? Could it be some other smell? Oil leaking on a header ot coolant?
what's your engine temperature like? if your clutch is slipping i would expect it to get hotter than usual
I have noticed that the smell is worse the harder I ride. In theory if it is not the clutch, would just idling the bike in neutral and revving the engine produce the same smell. Because I feel like only when the clutch is engaged do I smell anything.
The clutch shouldn't have a burning smell sitting there running. You should also have approx 3/4" play at the far end of your clutch lever. If not, its too tight... Also make sure the cable isn't sticking, keeping the lower clutch arm from fully retracting, this is important....
An easy way to check your clutch for slippage:
Find a safe place to ride/test the bike. Put the bike in first gear, let out the clutch normally, then nail it, WOT. Be carefull as the bike will likely try to power wheelie as it gets up in the RPM's (that's with stock gearing).
If the clutch is slipping, the RPM's will rise very quickly, the bike won't..
If the bike takes off like a scalded ape, no slippage, trys to wheelie, its time to start looking at your brakes potentially dragging as posted above.....
Please try the above mentioned acceleration test in a safe area, if your experiance permits. It will be very obvious if its slipping..
Please post your results and we can go from there..
Why not try it in a higher gear? Should give more control, and less chance of ending up over the teakettle. That's how I check out cars anyway... get it around peak torque, then floor it.
You can catch a little glimpse of the plate edges in the basket if you look through the oil filler. It'll kinda only tell you if it's totally shot (no friction left on the frictions) but it's better than nothing, if you don't want to pull the cover to check.