Sprocket Washer Bent?

[fazersharp]

That phah nom eh nom (help please) is normal when on the stand, but in theory if you had a gasket and removed you may have to adjust the clutch, when you look at how the mechanism works, that long leaver travel only translates into a very small push on the clutch push rodd  to operate the clutch and so a very slight change in distance caused by removing the gasket could make a difference