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Title: Clutch dragging when cold
Post by: silver-sloth on 14 March 2015, 11:44:31 am

OK, starting my "second life" on FOC-U with a cry for help!

Bike is a 2003 FZS1000

I recently put new clutch plates in and also a new clutch cable (also did an oil change at the same time).  When the bike is warmed-up, the clutch is fine, but when its cold, the cable has tightened-up taking the play out of the run and the clutch draggs really badly and won't fully disengage.  Once it warms up after a couple of miles, the cable slackens-off to give the correct play and the clutch works fine again

Any suggestions or assistance will be much appreciated.


Cheers,


Jon

Title: Re: Clutch dragging when cold
Post by: Falcon 269 on 14 March 2015, 02:23:49 pm

Hi and welcome back. :)

Genuine Yamaha clutch cable or pattern part?  The latter have a reputation for causing clutch adjustment issues.

Title: Re: Clutch dragging when cold
Post by: b1k3rdude on 14 March 2015, 09:15:29 pm

Also

check the following -

- the clutch basket for wear on the finger where the friction plates rest against it.Will cause clutch drag, (because the clutch isn;t fully disengaging) which can then make it hard to find neutral.

Title: Re: Clutch dragging when cold
Post by: b1k3rdude on 14 March 2015, 09:16:02 pm

Also check if the end-plug is missing from the clutch main-shaft -

- http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,13825.0.html (http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,13825.0.html)

Title: Re: Clutch dragging when cold
Post by: redrat on 14 March 2015, 11:37:53 pm

I had this plug problem on one of mine before aswell.

Title: Re: Clutch dragging when cold
Post by: silver-sloth on 15 March 2015, 09:29:25 am

Thanks for the suggestions folks, much appreciated.

Jon

Title: Re: Clutch dragging when cold
Post by: silver-sloth on 22 March 2015, 11:55:17 am

Ignore this post - now sussed it! (Don't know how to delete the post, so mods, please feel free to delete it - Ta)

Jon