The clutch in my above bike is a multiplate Kawasaki. 6 bonded plates, 6 plain. It has always run dry and has been pretty well bullet proof with no real problems. Ocassionally in the past it has squealed on take up and generally a strip and clean has cured the noise.
Recently however, a couple of times it has both squealed and grabbed on take up. A complete strip down today revealed all plates to be clean, unworn, and flat. Some very, minor burring of the ears on both bonded and plain plates were cleaned up and the whole went back together without any discernable problem . It was adjusted correctly (as far as I can make out).
The squeal is no particular problem, but has anyone any ideas as to why it has suddenly started to grab?. It does not do it every time and as far as I can tell I am using the clutch the same way as always
Thanks in anticipation of an answer
Recently however, a couple of times it has both squealed and grabbed on take up. A complete strip down today revealed all plates to be clean, unworn, and flat. Some very, minor burring of the ears on both bonded and plain plates were cleaned up and the whole went back together without any discernable problem . It was adjusted correctly (as far as I can make out).
The squeal is no particular problem, but has anyone any ideas as to why it has suddenly started to grab?. It does not do it every time and as far as I can tell I am using the clutch the same way as always
Thanks in anticipation of an answer