24-03-14, 12:49 AM
This is the first 4 cylinder bike I've ever owned and I am quite sensitive to little sounds and rumbles, I was curious to see what the clutch was like anyway so thought might as well crack it open and take a look. If it is "normal" then fair enough, I'll stop talking about the rumble and take it as a bit of the bikes charm.
Like I say, the more annoying thing is the clutch just doesn't feel nice to me personally something that I have made a post about before here: [size=78%]http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,8688....l#msg86584[/size] Reading that back, I will check the adjustment again at the bottom of the cable but I think that only partially and temporarily fixed the problem.
I agree that the set I put up from ebay is inferior, that was a stupid idea I'm just a bit unsure about what to actually do. I have no vernier caliper to accurately measure anything, all I can say is the 6 brown plates have much more meat on them than the 3 black ones. If that's normal then fair enough like I say this is the first clutch I've ever taken apart.
I'll go through the rest of your points one by one on the bike tomorrow. Lever I'm unsure, seems alright but has been dropped on that side before and brake one gave me some grief before but fixed now. Cable is fine and I oiled it properly less than a year ago. I honestly believe it could be the actuator. Last time I checked it it felt very dry and nasty, I couldn't get it off at all though and think the screws / bolts could be rounded. If you honestly think those plates are fine then I'm happy to take your word for it and put them all back in. My initial reaction was that they looked okay compared to the horror I was expecting to see, but at least now I have a second more informed opinion. Thanks for the help anyway and I will have a check through all that and get back to you.
Like I say, the more annoying thing is the clutch just doesn't feel nice to me personally something that I have made a post about before here: [size=78%]http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,8688....l#msg86584[/size] Reading that back, I will check the adjustment again at the bottom of the cable but I think that only partially and temporarily fixed the problem.
I agree that the set I put up from ebay is inferior, that was a stupid idea I'm just a bit unsure about what to actually do. I have no vernier caliper to accurately measure anything, all I can say is the 6 brown plates have much more meat on them than the 3 black ones. If that's normal then fair enough like I say this is the first clutch I've ever taken apart.
I'll go through the rest of your points one by one on the bike tomorrow. Lever I'm unsure, seems alright but has been dropped on that side before and brake one gave me some grief before but fixed now. Cable is fine and I oiled it properly less than a year ago. I honestly believe it could be the actuator. Last time I checked it it felt very dry and nasty, I couldn't get it off at all though and think the screws / bolts could be rounded. If you honestly think those plates are fine then I'm happy to take your word for it and put them all back in. My initial reaction was that they looked okay compared to the horror I was expecting to see, but at least now I have a second more informed opinion. Thanks for the help anyway and I will have a check through all that and get back to you.