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Offline CBGBs

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Vintage clutch action!!!!!!
« on: March 10, 2007, 02:52:50 PM »
The Super Hawk clutch doesn't seem to disengage. There is not enough movement in the lever. Its like the clutch plate is held tight by the springs and won't budge.
I've taken the basket off and things look ok. I think it may be in the pushing mechanism. Any idears?
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Re: Vintage clutch action!!!!!!
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2007, 03:53:25 PM »
Has it been sitting for a long time?

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Re: Vintage clutch action!!!!!!
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2007, 07:53:17 PM »
I have ran into this on bikes after they sat for a while. Also when it was really cold and the bike had "summer weight" oil in it. Extra strong, pressure plate, springs don't help either.

Sometimes putting the bike in gear, pulling in the lever and rocking it back and forth really hard will work. I hate to jackhammer the internal chains. But At least is less time than tearing into the engine.

I hate it when any bike WHACKS into first gear. Having a wet-clutch stick on a cold motor is nothing new but I just have to try to work around it as best I can.

I had one that was particularly pron to stick in the morns..  So I devised a cold-start ritual:
Pull in the lever, place it in 1st gear and hit the starter. I allow it run it into a wall while the elect starter is turning. LOLLOLLOL That sounds sooooo freekin stupid but it works on ones that only stick on cold mornings. About a foot of roll will do.

Barring all the easy stuff...If all the mechanicals look to be working then the plates are simple "gooed" together. So I open the clutch basket and remove all the plates, wash them and reassemble.

Some combination of the above has always worked. And please, stop laughing at me Mates ::)
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Re: Vintage clutch action!!!!!!
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2007, 05:14:18 AM »
Yes, it has sat for a long time and the plates were gooed together. I may have to try cleaning the disks.
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Re: Vintage clutch action!!!!!!
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2007, 05:40:46 AM »
You can try:

leave ignition off
first gear
pull in the clutch lever
Kick it 'till it comes free--doesn't turn the engine over

This may or may not apply here, though

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