CLUTCH/
GEARSHIFT LINKAGE
TROUBLESHOOTING
Clutch
lever
too
hard
lo pull
in
Damaged clutch
hltP.r
mechanism
•
Faulty clutch lifter bearing
Clutch
li
fter
piece
installed
improperly
Clutch
slips
when
accelerating
Worn
clutch disc
Weak
clutch
sµ,
inys
Transmission
0,1 milCed with molybdenum 01
y
1c1µhite
addi-
t
ive
Clutch will
not
diseng
age or
mot
orcycle
creeps with clutch
disengaged
Clutch plate warped
Loose
clutch
loc;k nut
Oil level too
high
Improper oil vi:.cosity
Damaged dutch lifter mechanism
Clutc:h lifter
piece
installed
imp1operly
Hard
to
shift
Improper
clutch
opera
tion
Improper
011 v1lir:o,.,ity
Bent shift fork
Bent shift
fork
shaft
BMt fork claw
Damaged
shift drum cam
groove
Luuse stopper plate bolt
011maged
steppe,
plate
and
µin
Damaged gearshift spindle
9-2
Transmission
jumps
out
of
gear
•
Worn shift drum
stopper
11rm
Wec1k or broken
shift
arm
return spring
Loose
stoppe
r
plate
uult
Bent shift fork shalt
Dam
aged
shift
drum
cam groove
Damaged
or
I.Jent shift
forks
Worn ge,ir l!ngagement dogs or
slots
Gearshift
pedal will
n
ot
return
Weak
or
broken
gearshift
spindle
return
spring
•
Bent
gearshift
sponrtle