clutch adjustment?
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djh66
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On getting my mates px engine VBB ready for MOT, it had a clutch problem, if I adjust it too much, it jumps and stalls, if I back it off, it's like riding with no clutch! I've taken a look at the clutch and all seems in order. Anyone got any pointers where to look next?
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Norrie Bodge
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might need a new complete cable m8?
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wack 63
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What do you mean by jumps and stalls? Too tight and it will slip on kickstart, too loose and it will drag and stall. Just done a Cosa type repair today that needed the turrets deepening to allow the plates to seperate more and a special shim fitted on top of the oil drive cog to stop the clutch drive binding.
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djh66
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OK, when activating the clutch, it was clunking into gear and felt as if it needed adjusting by bringing the clutch arm up, by the adjuster nut. It then would stall when engaging 1st gear. It was difficult to get the gear change back into neutral, without killing the engine. No matter where I adjusted it, it did one or the other.wack 63 wrote:What do you mean by jumps and stalls? Too tight and it will slip on kickstart, too loose and it will drag and stall. Just done a Cosa type repair today that needed the turrets deepening to allow the plates to seperate more and a special shim fitted on top of the oil drive cog to stop the clutch drive binding.
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djh66
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yep, done all thatwack 63 wrote:It was dragging then, meaning not enough clearance. Have you tried moving the cable trunnion up the cable whilst pushing the clutch arm until it meets resistance,
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Norrie Bodge wrote:might need a new complete cable m8?
Mine was the same tried adjusting forever couldn't get it right.
Turned out to be a frayed cable.
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