CLUTCH/GEARSHIFT LINKAGE
TROUBLESHOOTING
Faulty
dutch
operation
can
usually
be corrected
by
adjusting tha
free play.
Clutch
lever
hard too
pull in
•
Damaged,
kinked
or
dirty
clutch
cable
•
Improperly routed
clutch cable
•
Damaged
clutch
lifter
mechanism
•
Faulty clutch
lifter
plate
bearing
Clutch
will
not
disengage
or
motorcycle creeps with
clutch
disengaged
•
Too
much
clutch
Icvor free
ploy
•
Clutch
plate
warped
•
Oil
level
too
high,
improper
oil
viscosity,
or additive
used
•
Check
for
oil
additive
Transmission
jumps
out
of
gear
•
Worn
shift
drum
stopper
arm
•
Wear
or
broken
gearshift spindle return spring
•
Bent
shift
fork shaft
•
Damaged
shift
drum cam
grooves
•
Worn
gear
dogs
or
slots
Gearshift pedal
will
not
return
•
Weok
or
broken
georshrft spindle return
spring
•
Bent
gearshift
spindle
Clutch
slips
•
Clutch
lifter
sticking
•
Worn
clutch discs
•
Weak
clutch
springs
•
No
dutch
lever free
play
•
Check
for
oil
additive
Hard
to
shift
•
Misadjusted
clutch
cable
•
Damaged
or
bent
shift
fork
•
Bent
shift fork
shaft
•
Incorrect
engine
oil
viscosity
•
Incorrect gearshift
spindle
assembly
•
Damagod
shift
drum
cam
grooves
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