Clutch time soon

.one. · 14 Oct 2015 at 16:04

wazza300 said:
I wonder if I'll get away without replacing the steel plates?

With high mileage maybe or if the clutch has over heated then yes you will have to replace.

One · 15 Oct 2015 at 22:52

Look for discoloration due to overheating from sitting at traffic lights in gear etc. You could be fine though.

wazza300 · 25 Oct 2015 at 17:36

think ill be able to re use the springs?

ebc heavy duty clutch is £66,friction and steel plates

ShakenNstirred · 25 Oct 2015 at 22:34

just check the old ones length .

EBC springs are only about £10-15.
mine were a tenner csk 117, which I believe were zx6r

Dogbreath · 26 Oct 2015 at 07:56

One said:
Look for discoloration due to overheating from sitting at traffic lights in gear etc. You could be fine though.

That shouldn't overheat a clutch, it's slipping under power (e.g. regular drag starts, or simply a worn out clutch) that overheats and blues the steels.

Sandycheeks · 31 Oct 2015 at 22:13

I would try to re-use the springs, as you said..heavier springs require a harder pull.

On a side note, I use 1 finger for clutch on the trials bike.
Some folks even remove 3 of the 6 springs with no problems, I think that they do get slightly stiffer springs though for the remaining 3.

Just pointing out that you can try a few things.

ShakenNstirred · 31 Oct 2015 at 23:50

The heavier springs are about 10-15% more.
I didn't notice it was any harder to pull

wazza300 · 29 Nov 2015 at 16:16

seems to have stopped slipping

probably due to it being a full litre down on oil :eek:

,thats down to a badly leaking cam cover gasket

still could do with a new clutch though soon i suppose