More clutch woes!

[10 inch Terror]

Evening all, after having loads of trouble setting up the clutch on my Imola powered engine and after reading glowing reports about the AF 6 plate clutch i decided to shell out on one. Anyway I have since received and fitted it but i have run into a problem with it, i didn't want to take the unit apart to soak the plates so i soaked the whole unit before fitting. It went together in minutes and all seemed ok but as soon as i tried to put it in gear it stalls. I have taken the side casing off and compressed the clutch with my compressor and the plates and steels won't separate on their own and will only separate if i prise them apart with a screwdriver. I really do need help with this as i'm on the verge of giving up and selling my scoot i'm that peed off! I don't want to seem like a grumpy git but please no ' never heard of that before ' comments. Cheers for any advice or tips Pete.

[cezeta]

why not go back to the point that you know you cocked up on, re soak the plates and try again

[RICSPEED]

having only had one of these in my hand and not fitted one ..... i would say take the cassete apart as i think the plate are simply stuck to the steels

[rocho68]

Hi pete ,i have a mate who has an af clutch and has exactly the same happen to him , he just gives it a few more revs on pull away ,the spring rate is quite strong imo and it aint nothing to do with stripping the clutch

[10 inch Terror]

It stalls as I try to put it into gear, also if I hold the clutch in and push the kickstart down the kickstart does not disengage. It's 100% to do with the plates and steels not separating but why? This whole thing is driving me nuts!!

[mark]

send it back as not fit for purpose and buy rocho68's clutch at half the price and its a lighter feel as well

[timexit17]

rochos 5 or 6 plate are both gaining fans at far less money than an AF too.
I have the 5 plate and despite 2 up with 19/46 gp200 gears and steep hills found no problems to Shipston & back recently.

[RICSPEED]

they cant be that bad as titch runs one in the rayspeed grp6

[mark]

dump the clutch and go not creeping in traffic tho

[smiffy1968]

Take the clutch apart and soak the plates, then you will be sorted. I will be doing the same to my clutch tomorrow. A bugger, but its gotta be done. Good luck.