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Originally Posted by tmanley
My daughter has the 250. a 2003. I have to ride it but she says at times when she's shifting into a gear and lets out the clutch; as she describes it, the clutch is not engaging.. the cable/lever sorta stay in and the flywheel doesn't engage (go back in)...then it will LET OUT and engage suddenly.
Explained to my brother and he says some times the tabs on the clutch plates wear the clutch basket so it creates a groove in the tabs and wont engage. The plates wont slide freely like they should on the basket tabs due to the "dedent" or lip created by the force on it over the years.
Also doing some research here and reading and I plan to take apart and replace friction plates no matter what but I also am reading mostly by GHOSTT that the clutch springs are inherently weak on these bikes and its highly suggested to increase to stronger springs. it may be in the posts but if so I missed it - sorry...Where or what springs do I get to be tighter and that for I might as well replace those while in there. Not sure what springs are heavier than stock and should therefore get and I wonder if weak springs are contributing to my problem. I will have to report back once I get in there this weekend and get it apart and inspect.. Thank you all
I think I found the springs. are these it? from any year 600??
http://www.barnettclutches.com/590/k...saki-zx6r.html |
I installed a set of Barnett clutch springs on my 82' Honda Ft500 and immediately removed them. They nearly required two hands to operate the clutch lever. I doubt your daughter would appreciate the modification. I suspect your clutch cable is frayed and/or in bad need of lubrication. Very few people lubricate their clutch cables properly or at all.
Bill