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Offline stb808

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1976 cb750k clutch help please
« on: April 05, 2019, 08:31:38 AM »
I have searched the forum and there is good information, yet I find myself unsure...

I've had this 1976 cb750k for about a year.  The clutch was only engaging in the last quarter inch of lever, and was slipping under acceleration at highway speeds.  I did check for proper adjustment and the problem remained.  I ordered new friction plates and am ready to assemble.  what I removed from the bike was 6 metal plates one of which was double, and 6 friction plates.  I received 7 friction plates and it sounds like this is what it should have.  I'm a little unsure after searching the forum what truly belongs back in there.

do I install all 6 metal plates including the double plate with all 7 friction plates?

help please.

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Re: 1976 cb750k clutch help please
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2019, 08:54:33 AM »
You should install 6 clutch plates (metal) and 7 friction plates (clutch material)  there should be 6 friction plates A type and one B type.  The B type has wider edge flanges and the groves are slanted.  The B plate goes on last (outboard)  The double steel plate is not stock.  I think they were a "fix" for some of the '76 bikes that had a squeal in the clutches when they were new.  Mine squealed like a Banshee when it was new.  Soak your new friction discs in oil overnight before assembly.

When you go to bolt it together make sure you tighten the nuts on top of the clutch springs slowly giving each, one turn at a time, and work your way around otherwise you may crack your cast lifter!

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Re: 1976 cb750k clutch help please
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2019, 09:55:22 AM »
For clarification...does the double plate count as 1 or 2 plates?

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Re: 1976 cb750k clutch help please
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2019, 10:25:51 AM »
The double plate is not a stock item.  I believe Honda shops put it in from a GL1000 to try and get rid of the squeal some of the 750 clutches had in 1976.  If you use the double plate you may need to remove/leave out one of the friction plates so you maintain proper stack height.

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Re: 1976 cb750k clutch help please
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2019, 08:12:14 PM »
The double plate (called a spring plate) was used in the late K5 and all of the K6, and all subsequent CB750 SOHC4 engines. Many riders (back in the day) eschewed the spring plate (because it slips under heavy throttle or sudden clutch drop, by design) and replaced it with the GL1000/1100 base plate instead, which is nearly the same thickness, but solid steel.

The top friction plate has wider fingers (outer edge) than the other plates. This was originally a slant-cut-cork plate, to help encourage the slip at startup. These are usually gone now, having square-cut corks instead.

If the clutch basket has been replaced with a K3/4 or early K5 type (some were, see above comment), then the plates all have the same outer finger width and the special top plate won't fit into the hub. If the rider was real creative, he could also install the K0/1 type basket, with its solid steel hub center, for a tighter tolerance and more solid 'feel' to the clutch - but this type uses just 6 friction plates and a thicker bottom steel plate, so it is usually obvious.
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Re: 1976 cb750k clutch help please
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2019, 10:02:32 PM »
CB750 K6-76  970cc (Earlier 1005cc JMR Billet block on the shelf waiting for a comeback)
CB750 K2-75 Parts assembled to a stock K2

Updates of the CB750 K6 -1976
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,180468.msg2092136.html#msg2092136
The billet block build thread
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,49438.msg1863571.html#msg1863571
CB750 K2 -1975  build thread
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,168243.msg1948381.html#msg1948381
K2 engine build thread. For a complete CB750 -75
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,180088.msg2088008.html#msg2088008
Carb jetting, a long story Mikuni TMR32
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,179479.msg2104967.html#msg2104967

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Re: 1976 cb750k clutch help please
« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2019, 07:05:47 AM »
while you're in there do the clutch mod.
cb750 k6 - ugly