stiff clutch?

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hendy
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i've just finished building my first ever lambretta engine and feel warm all over. However...............................

(there's always a 'however')

The clutch seems extremely stiff to me.

I have set it up so that when compressed with a clutch cpmpression tool I have about 1.3mm of free play. I have 5 x surflex plates, 3 x 1mm steels, 1 x 1.5mm steel and a 2.0mm top steel. All nestling in a deep crownwheel.

After I put the side case on, I tried operating the clutch arm and can only get around 10mm of movement (at the trunnion position) after the cam has started to depress the clutch. It really hurts my soft office-worker hand to do this.

Is this normal?

By the way, isn't it pretty? My wife deosn't think so.

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Nice looking job, well done.... 8-)
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That sounds right for an on the bench clutch test. You'll know for sure once you get it cabled up.

Tape off that intake and exhaust before something crawls in there!
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Grumpy225 wrote: Nice looking job, well done.... 8-)

Tape off that intake and exhaust before something crawls in there!
RU feeling horny or do you have a roach proplem? :o ;)
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Yanker wrote:
Grumpy225 wrote: Nice looking job, well done.... 8-)

Tape off that intake and exhaust before something crawls in there!
RU feeling horny or do you have a roach proplem? :o ;)

No more than normal :shock:
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Grumpy225 wrote:That sounds right for an on the bench clutch test. You'll know for sure once you get it cabled up.

Tape off that intake and exhaust before something crawls in there!
They did have freezer bags stuffed down them, but I got all excited and kicked it over a few times which blew them out. Now properly sealed until I try it for real in the new year.
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