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Offline 1974blaze

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can i depress clutch rod by hand??
« on: May 10, 2012, 03:19:36 PM »
'71 cb350 clutch not engaging.  makes a popping/clicking sound when cable is adjusted properly. 

with the engine off and the cable removed/cover off, should i be able to depress the clutch lifter rod by hand??

i can not, and i think that's a problem? but what problem??

thanks.
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Offline LesterPiglet

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Re: can i depress clutch rod by hand??
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2012, 03:28:39 PM »
I wouldn't have thought so, it's impossible to do on the 550 without some sort of lever. Maybe your mechanism is slipping, check the mechanism inside the clutch cover.
« Last Edit: May 10, 2012, 03:31:03 PM by LesterPiglet »
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Offline 1974blaze

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Re: can i depress clutch rod by hand??
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2012, 03:29:40 PM »
thanks les.  that's what i was hoping. 

maybe my plates are stuck? bike sat for a while.  i'll follow some of the unsticking threads.
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Offline TwoTired

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Re: can i depress clutch rod by hand??
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2012, 03:48:30 PM »
Quote from: 1974blaze on May 10, 2012, 03:19:36 PM
with the engine off and the cable removed/cover off, should i be able to depress the clutch lifter rod by hand??

Sure, if you can press the rod with about 50-100 pounds of pressure.   ;D

The actuator mechanism and the bar lever supply a mechanical advantage whereby pressure is magnified/traded for distance movement.  Something it the order of 10:1 or more, as an off-hand guess.
Clutch lifter movement 1/10 of an inch.  Bar lever movement 1-2 inches?

Are you confusing clutch engagement (lever released) with disengagement (lever applied)?

Stuck plates, one to another, would be "engaged".
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Re: can i depress clutch rod by hand??
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2012, 04:21:05 PM »
TT, you are correct, and thats a nice description.  i believe i have got it sorted out, just ran through the gears on center stand.  won't know for sure until i can get out and ride, which will have to wait for ....ahem... tires, handlebars, headlight, grips, throttle, brake rebuild.... whewww.

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