Honda C8R600F4 Service Manual page 176

CLUTCH/GEARSHIFT LINKAGE
TROUBLESHOOTING
Clutch lever too hard
•Damaged, kinked or dirty clutch oihle
• Improperly routed clutch cable
•Damaged clutch lifter mechanism
•Faulty clutch lifter bearing
Clutch
will
not disengage or motorcycle creeps with
clutch disengaged
•Too much clutch lever free play
•Warped clutch plates
•Loose clutch lock nut
• Engine oil level too high, improper oil viscosity or oil additive used
Clutch slips
• No clutch
lever
free play
•Worn clutch discs
•Weak clutch springs
•Clutch lifter sticking
• Engine oil
level
too low or oil additive used
Hard to shift
• Improper clutch operation
• Incorrect engine oil viscosity
• Incorrect clutch adjustment
• Bent or damaged gearshift spindle
• Damaged gearshift cam
• Bent fork shaft or damaged shift forks and shift drum (section 11)
Transmission jumps out of gear
• Broken shift drum stopper arm
•Weak or broken shift link<1ge rAturn springs
•Worn or damaged gearshift cam
• Bent fork shaft or worn shift forks and shift drum (section 11)
•Worn gear dogs or slots (section 11)
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