We have all been there !,
But worth keep on trying , Cheers Bill.
But worth keep on trying , Cheers Bill.
C: Clutch Multi-Plate Clutches
- Thread starter eharris
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Even though you say the outer plate comes out , On the tip !,
With the engine OFF and in neutral , Can you kick the kicker easy / Free ?,
You can easy swop the springs around to try and balance the lift better ?.
With the engine OFF and in neutral , Can you kick the kicker easy / Free ?,
You can easy swop the springs around to try and balance the lift better ?.
Often it is due to the springs being tight in the spring cups, and also the adjuster in the center of the outer pressure plate is not running square to the pushrod..........Shimming the springs will work, but these items need to be looked at first. The length of the C15 tubes is important as well........These are often all over the place........This will upset the spring pressures around the plate. If you fit the adjuster in the C23 outer plate in the chuck of a lathe, or even a cordless drill and spin it, you will see how much the pressure plate wobbles like a swash plate.......This is a common cause of the outer plate not lifting squarely.
So get one of T.T. s, Mods ,
A nice thrust bearing.
Cheers Bill.
A nice thrust bearing.
Cheers Bill.
Would that be the C26/MOD that I see the Spares Co list (unfortunately out of stock)?
I must admit, i bought one of Norman's kits for the clutch years ago, and it's still sitting on the shelf........Once I sorted out my clutch it has been fine ever since.........Mind you early on when I got my bike I seriously thought I was going to wear out those 9 2Ba thread screws.........Poor neighbors must have thought there was a madman living next door with the excessive amounts of cursing going on..........
There are several multi-plate clutches available and one or two versions using the old Norton clutch. I fitted a new multi-plate clutch that came with the my basket case Rapide. It was OK but I did have a few problems and it needed the plates cleaning occasionally to keep it functioning smoothly. Others may have had a better experience. I switched to the Vincent clutch using the worn bits in the box. The Rapide has now done over 50,00 miles. Setup correctly it is very good with a pleasantly light lift at the handlebar lever.
The springs are new, and all to within a mm of each other when I checked last night. The cups are the originals, but also within a mm or so of each other.
Presumably shimming the side that moves the most should increase the spring pressure on that half and then even up the lift?
I shall get a set of CSK Socket screws instead of the slotted ones, as I'm already bored the dismantling/assembly process!
A level of workshop discipline I might aspire to but am unlikely to achieve!
