TLONG Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 i did a search and could not really find much....i installed my new modded shift star and after i put my clutches back together i had no kind of pull on my lever at all can someone please help me with this---the cable was never taken loose thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 It could be a lot of things. Did you put both the rod and the ball back into the tranny input shaft? Did you line up the arrows on the clutch basket and the clutch boss? Is the bottom end of the cable moving? Are the arrows lined up? Did you follow the manual when you adjusted the clutch? Any info you could give might help us help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLONG Posted February 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 well the rod and ball is in right--all arrows are matched--and as for as following the manual well i am moving right now and my manual is in storage. i know i should not have tried this w/o a manual---but i thought i might be all right ---any help would be great---thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 When the clutch lever is NOT pulled in, does the arrow on the clutch cam and the arrow on the upper case half line up? When you do pull the clutch lever, is the clutch cam moving. If the answer to both of these questions is yes, then your problem is internal. Most likly you did not get the clutch boss set into all of the steels. The boss is being held out and the clutch is not really locking up. The other thing that could be going on is that the adjustor on the clutch boss is backed all the way out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 (edited) How about somthing simple like the spring on the clutch arm. check if that spring is hooked up right and working like it should. edited...... Like blacksmith said, give us more info. check the whole clutch system from the lever to the cable to the clutch arm, to the ball and rod etc etc ....... Edited February 7, 2004 by Meat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boonman Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 Just to clear things up a little, the clutch arm arrow and the case arrow should NOT line up with the cluthc lever in the "unpulled" location. What happens is, when you take up the free play in the cable and lever, (ie. lightly pull the clutch lever to take the slack out of it, or hold your finger against the arm) it is then, and only then that the arrows should line up. When the lever is all the way out, the actuation arm should be to the outside of the arrow on the case. And when you pull the lever in to disengage the clutch, the arm should sweep past the arrrow on the case, and disengage the clutch. If this doesn't happen, than most likely the pressure plate is installed incorrectly. There is a reason for the arrows on the arm and the case. The actuation arm has a cam profile where it contacts the disengagement rod, and the ball. If the arm isn't in the right position, than you will not get the full available movement out of the arm. And thus, you may be pulling your clutch lever from fully out, to fully in, but there isn't enough movement, because the cam is in the wrong spot to do so.... I'm betting that the pressure plate is installed incorrectly. By what you describe, it sounds as though the bike doesn't move when you put it in gear. THis means that the pressure plate isn't contacting the clutch plates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLONG Posted February 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 ok i finally got it...it was the adjustment screw in the pressure plate---(could swore i already tried that)...but how do u know when it is adjusted right before i put the side cover back on-----thanks to all for your help i am just not very good at this(guess u all figured that out) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoin39 Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 Check it before you put the cover on, that is how you adjust it. Boon is right on the arrow not lining up, it should be about 1/8" past the case mark when right on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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