clutch problems after a run out the back roads

[Andy Smith FZS]

Hi,

Looking for abit of help.  Went out today to enjoy the sun. Clutch was working as normal - bite in the same place etc.

After about 45mins I pulled into a car park to have a fag and sat for about 5mins trying to get it into neutral.  I started to have problems changing down even with the clutch lever tight to the bars on my way home.  Locked up the back end once or twice so need to fix this asap.  Commute to work on dirty roads with a dodgy clutch is not something you want to be doing on a Sunday morning.

The clutch lever seems to sag and doesn't spring back properly.  I took a few pics when I took the casing off.  Most of my tools and my haynes manual are at my mates garage and he's off sking for a week so the more help the better.

I can feel the clutch wanting to move the bike when its pulled in fully.  Its not going to take off but I'd roll if I lifted my feet when stopped.  Bikes done 15000 miles, no clutch issues before today.

Cheers

Andy

[Andy Smith FZS]

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[Andy Smith FZS]

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[darrsi]

You sure your cable's not freyed?

[unfazed]

Could be a badly Frayed cable as Darrsi says.
This happened to me on my way home from work a couple of years ago and I discovered the cable was frayed at the sprocket cover end and was hanging on with 2 strands.
Could also be a dry clutch actuator and yours looks very dry in the picture of the cover inner .
Remove the cable and check both ends for fraying.
Follow the instruction on my post to Darrsi last year on how to grease up the actuator. you will need to buy a can of spray grease and use wd40 or brake cleaner clean it out first. http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,10124...#msg105622

[Andy Smith FZS]

That's for the suggestions, been outside working on it. Cables not freyed either end but I think it could do a new one.  The picture shows the adjustment at the lever, I wasn't able to move the other end.  Managed to free the cable from the cover, put a small washer in between the bottom of the cable and the cover to stiffen the lever.  Seems to have fixed (used loosely) the problem.  Clutch bites with a small hand movement.  The spring looks fucked - could that cause the problems I'm having? Will read through the post and put that on my to do list.  I opened and cleaned the cover last year which looked like it had never been done before.  Need to buy a gasket to stop crap dribbling down my kickstand too!

[darrsi]

If you do need a new cable buy an original Yamaha one. 

[unfazed]

If you do need a new cable buy an original Yamaha one. 

:thumbup  expensive, but worth it

[stevie-g1968]

why are you sticking washers on the end of the cable?????
all you have to do is adjust the clutch actuator at the end of the cable at the sprocket end.
its a simple 5 min job.

that rubber bung on the sprocket cover... ping that out, take a 12mm spanner.. I think that's the size...undo the nut a little...hold the nut with the snanner....now take a small flat blade screw driver the turn the center screw until you feel  resistance... back it off a tad.. hold the driver in place and tighten the nut up.
hey presto, all slack in the clutch gone, and plenty of adjustment at the clutch lever end. 

[Andy Smith FZS]

Having read through my haynes manual I know what you mean.  I had limited tools to hand so the washer worked.

Waiting on a new clutch push rod and then its back on the road. Broke it about 10 days ago.  Managed to get home with no clutch.  Changed from 3rd down to 2nd at a roundabout and dumped all my oil.  Zig zagged home on an oily tyre without binning it for a change of undies!