Clutch Jammed

[oldbike54]

 

I notice you didn't offer to buy the beer, Dusty.

 Or supply the pick up  Wait , isn't the OP in central England , do they refer to those Land Rover thingies as pick ups ?
 
 Dusty

[kfz]

'Fraid so! Seeing a post from you was actually enough to get me back off sabbatical. Apart from the clutch how's the Mille?

Pete

G'day Mr Roper, how the hell are you doing my friend.

Yep kids are growing up, Nathaniel at high school now and and enjoying all the new found freedoms that go with it. Olivia got a another year in Primary, but yea not little kids anymore! you wonder where the time goes.

Ive been cycling to keep my hand in and put a little Cb125s on the road last year and went thru the Milli top to bottom. She looks a million dollars. Replaced the horrid clocks with a nice alloy bracket and did a tidy up on everything else. Really looking for to do some riding this year. motor run real nice ,with those 36's, K&N'sand better pipes, she bimbles along just fine.

My Ma has stopped riding now so my old man put his 1000s back to stock cafe racer spec. She looks really smart too. Looking forward to doing some miles with my old fella. 

Kids are expressing and interest so got a liile 50cc Italjet (of course) So will be letting them out on that this year. Should provoke a good response from the Cheshire armed response and the helicopter sniper team, my god,  kids with a motorcycle!!!

Still got the Ducati ,which has been mostly rebuilt (going for stupid money now) and both the FZ750's are languishing unloved in the back of the garage.  The Le-mans is stripped down , shes tired, cosmetically challenged  but mechanically good.  Exhaust has finally died after 25 british winters, Italian chrome you know, not up to it! 95K on the clock.


Kev

[jas67]

'Fraid so! Seeing a post from you was actually enough to get me back off sabbatical. Apart from the clutch how's the Mille?

Pete

Welcome back!

[harrytief]

Yes Pete, WELCOME BACK!
Harry

[Mike Craven]

Before tearing it apart, maybe try this trick:  Disengage clutch (by the lever at least and hold it there while slipping a thin blade in between clutch and pressure plate via the timing hole. Engine stopped of course. See if that does it.

I have a car that holds the clutch every blue moon and it took me a while to realize I did it by moving it into the garage (when engine etc. cold) on a rainy day then letting it set (about a week or more) till the clutch disk 'rusts' (for lack of a better word) to the pressure plate.  Slip a knife in there and back to normal.  I really didn't want the torque impulse shocking the vehicle.  (motor mounts, rear drive splines, etc.) (1974 Lotus Europa TCS with open engine vents above the drivetrain btw).  This syndrome is not unheard of on other vehicles.

Good luck,
Mike

[pete roper]

Kev, if you need a clutch tool let me know. I'll bung one in the post.

Pete

[kfz]

Kev, if you need a clutch tool let me know. I'll bung one in the post.

Pete

Hi Pete,

Thanks

Box is out but not looked yet.  Cant see any evidence of stupidity.

Ive got a tool, but not a loose fine toothed hub. Im sure I can unearth one from somewhere.  Failing that I'll have to crack the one off the box. I think Ive even got the funny toothed socket to take the hub nut off as well somewhere.

Have a look at it this week and try and get the big fat pudding back together next weekend.

Kev

[John A]

It's a little late but I don't think it's the trouble anyway, sometimes the pushrod doesn't go in its hole on the cup but then the whole affair would be out the back about 5 mm. Will be interested to hear what you find.

[kfz]

It's a little late but I don't think it's the trouble anyway, sometimes the pushrod doesn't go in its hole on the cup but then the whole affair would be out the back about 5 mm. Will be interested to hear what you find.

John,
I would expect the clutch to feel wierd and the clutch felt spot on at the lever....

Kev

[John A]

When it's happened to me, not very often, two times in twenty years, I didn't know it until it popped in and had gobs of free play so from what you are describing I don't think it was the trouble

[kfz]

found the problem.  I am a complete potato. Managed to catch the intermediate plate and warp it. Well I say warp it,  curvature similar to a soup bowl.

Must have been my poor memory that thought the clutch was ok.  I dont know where that came from, probably another bike! Might noteven have been a Guzzi.

Anyway new plate to be ordered and this time I will get a grown up to help.

Kev

[oldbike54]

 I don't know any grown ups Kev , although there are several old kids around here 

 Dusty

[kfz]

Phoned Gutsibits up for a new plate.  Got a as new user one for 11 quid.  Cant argue with that.

Just spent 6 quid on a sandwich and coke for lunch!

Kev