Urgent clutch help needed

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Dave T

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Urgent clutch help needed
« on: April 05, 2012, 04:17:19 PM »
A really, really bad day today, started off ok, got the battery charged enough and engine started, ran great, that is when the troubles started.

As we have changed the clutch that was the next thing to test, all it did was rattle.  After taking the gearbox out (again   :'( :'() and a few phone calls it was soon apparent that when putting the new operating fork in, I had not put new slippers in, easy fix thought I  ??? ???

Off to Taggerts to get new slippers and the wonderful clip (sh1t bit of useless plastic) fitted, gearbox back in and .......... just the same, seemed to work ok once after that it just drags and it sounds like the release bearing is rattling about. So, out comes the gearbox, again, refitted everything, attached the slave cylinder and took as much care as possible (when heaving heavy lumps of metal about  ??? ???). Tried again, seemed ok at first then just the same, and that is how i have left it for now.

Anyone that has any ideas please let me know as I am seriously p******ed at present.
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allen

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Re: Urgent clutch help needed
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2012, 04:45:22 PM »
clutch plate wrong way round ?  :-\

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Dave T

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Re: Urgent clutch help needed
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2012, 04:58:03 PM »
Don't think so, but will check when we take the gearbox out again. It sounds like the release bearing is jangling around a bit, like the slippers have moved off it.

Any other suggestions very welcome as I really am struggling now
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allyipod

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Re: Urgent clutch help needed
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2012, 05:02:23 PM »
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Dave T

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Re: Urgent clutch help needed
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2012, 05:03:10 PM »
clutch plate wrong way round ?  :-\

Yes   :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[
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coolcamper55

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Re: Urgent clutch help needed
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2012, 05:23:57 PM »
Look at it from a positive perspective, you will not make that mistake again ;)

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Dave T

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Re: Urgent clutch help needed
« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2012, 06:55:24 PM »
........ and it was an easy cheap fix
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allen

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Re: Urgent clutch help needed
« Reply #7 on: April 06, 2012, 09:50:18 PM »
you wont be the last person  to do it  ;)i have sorted a few that folk have tried and got wrong easy to do it if newver done one before but you will never do it again glad it was a cheap fix
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landy looking great wish i could get the time to finnish mine  :(