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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Clutch?
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<blockquote data-quote="Simon Dinsdale" data-source="post: 23865" data-attributes="member: 58"><p>I have had clutch slip on my series A Comet since I got it on the road this year after restoration. I kept tightening up the springs , but this made no difference. I then decided to dismantle the clutch, and bingo!!! It had been assembled with two plain plates at the botton of the plate stack. As there was room, I put a friction plate in between the plain plates, checked it wouldn't lift out of the clutch drum and reassembled. I did then have to make a new clutch pushrod as the old one was a friction plate too short, but the clutch now works fine and doesn't slip. When working well and assembled correctly, there is nothing wrong with a burman clutch on a Comet.</p><p>As your pushrod appears to be tight even after adjustment, you may not need a new pushrod, just an extra friction plate as the pushrod sounds the correct length for 5 friction plate assembly.</p><p>Cheers,</p><p>Simon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Simon Dinsdale, post: 23865, member: 58"] I have had clutch slip on my series A Comet since I got it on the road this year after restoration. I kept tightening up the springs , but this made no difference. I then decided to dismantle the clutch, and bingo!!! It had been assembled with two plain plates at the botton of the plate stack. As there was room, I put a friction plate in between the plain plates, checked it wouldn't lift out of the clutch drum and reassembled. I did then have to make a new clutch pushrod as the old one was a friction plate too short, but the clutch now works fine and doesn't slip. When working well and assembled correctly, there is nothing wrong with a burman clutch on a Comet. As your pushrod appears to be tight even after adjustment, you may not need a new pushrod, just an extra friction plate as the pushrod sounds the correct length for 5 friction plate assembly. Cheers, Simon. [/QUOTE]
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