Clutch Play

Coolbpf · July 23rd, 2012, 10:47 PM

My clutch freeplay adjuster thing is all the way loose. So I have this ridiculous amount of movement at the end of my lever. I have to readjust it every single ride because it somehow works itself loose each time!

I just wondered if having so much freeplay affects anything negatively... Besides pissing me off because I go OCD that the lever won't go all the way back out

Scattcatt · July 24th, 2012, 12:29 AM

How many miles are on the bike since the clutch cable has been replaced (if at all)? Are the adjusters staying in the same position as the cable stretches? Or are they threading back in as you ride causing the slack? Sounds like potentially a bad clutch cable to me, like you have several strands of the steel braid unraveling, gradually lengthening the cable as you use it.

As far as your second question is concerned, too much free play may not allow the clutch plates to separate completely so you could be putting excess wear on your clutch plates if they're in contact.

cbdallas · July 24th, 2012, 09:34 AM

Additionally, it's really bad for the transmission to be shifting while the clutch is not fully disengaging. Get this issue solved before you do too much more riding.

Motofool · July 24th, 2012, 10:26 AM

Is there a counter-nut in your adjuster?

That is what holds the thing from loosing the setting.

Coolbpf · July 24th, 2012, 11:03 PM

No counter nut... May have broken off when it got dropped by the previous owner... Then clutch is fully disengaging though, it's not like it's slack in the catch point. It's just slack for a good ways after it catches.

Motofool · July 25th, 2012, 05:46 AM

Well,....you will need to install the nut.

July 23rd, 2012, 10:47 PM	#1
Coolbpf Limp Noodle Name: Tyler Location: Missouri Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Ninja 250, Fastest Red money can buy Posts: 212	Clutch Play My clutch freeplay adjuster thing is all the way loose. So I have this ridiculous amount of movement at the end of my lever. I have to readjust it every single ride because it somehow works itself loose each time! I just wondered if having so much freeplay affects anything negatively... Besides pissing me off because I go OCD that the lever won't go all the way back out

July 24th, 2012, 12:29 AM	#2
Scattcatt ninjette.org sage Name: Zach Location: Michigan Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250R, 2003 Honda CBR600RR Posts: 721 Blog Entries: 1	How many miles are on the bike since the clutch cable has been replaced (if at all)? Are the adjusters staying in the same position as the cable stretches? Or are they threading back in as you ride causing the slack? Sounds like potentially a bad clutch cable to me, like you have several strands of the steel braid unraveling, gradually lengthening the cable as you use it. As far as your second question is concerned, too much free play may not allow the clutch plates to separate completely so you could be putting excess wear on your clutch plates if they're in contact. __________________________________________________ ATGATT

July 24th, 2012, 10:26 AM	#4
Motofool Daily Ninjette rider Name: Hernan Location: Florida Join Date: Mar 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250 Posts: A lot. MOTY - 2016, MOTM - Dec '12, Jan '14, Jan '15, May '16	Is there a counter-nut in your adjuster? That is what holds the thing from loosing the setting. __________________________________________________ *Motofool* *.................................Never ride faster than your guardian angel can fly* "Mankind is composed of two sorts of men — those who love and create, and those who hate and destroy. Love is the bond between men, the way to teach and the center of the world." - José Martí

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July 24th, 2012, 09:34 AM	#3
cbdallas ninjette.org guru Name: Charlie Location: Wylie, TX Join Date: Nov 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 650R Posts: 317	Additionally, it's really bad for the transmission to be shifting while the clutch is not fully disengaging. Get this issue solved before you do too much more riding.

July 24th, 2012, 11:03 PM	#5
Coolbpf Limp Noodle Name: Tyler Location: Missouri Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Ninja 250, Fastest Red money can buy Posts: 212	No counter nut... May have broken off when it got dropped by the previous owner... Then clutch is fully disengaging though, it's not like it's slack in the catch point. It's just slack for a good ways after it catches.