Repair / Clutch
Clutch
Problems, repairs and parts for the clutch.
Problems
- Semi-automatic clutch (step-through) slips or engages roughlyRide with care
- Clutch drags: the bike creeps or lurches when in gear with the lever pulledRide with care
- Clutch grabs or judders when pulling awayRide with care
- Clutch lever has no resistance or the cable has snappedDo not ride
- Rattle or whir from the clutch that changes when the lever is pulledRide with care
- Clutch slips: revs rise but the bike does not pullRide with care
- Hard to find neutralOK to ride
- Clutch lever is very heavy to pullRide with care
Repairs
- Adjust clutch lever free playRider job · 10 to 15 min
- Lubricate control cablesRider job · 20 to 40 min
- Replace the clutch cableHome workshop · 30 to 60 min
- Check the engine oil levelRider job · 5 to 10 min (estimate, includes warm-up and settling)
- Change the engine oil and clean the strainerHome workshop · 40 to 60 min
- Bleed a hydraulic clutchHome workshop · 30 to 45 min
- Inspect and replace clutch plates and springsWorkshop job · 1.5 to 3 h (assessment and plate change, engine in frame)
- Check the gear lever and shift linkageHome workshop · 15 to 30 min
- Test the neutral switchHome workshop · 20 to 45 min
- Assess internal gearbox faultsWorkshop job · 1 h external checks; internal inspection is usually a full day with engine removal
- Service brake and clutch lever pivotsRider job · 15 to 30 min
- Check engine mounting boltsHome workshop · 20 to 40 min
- Check the cush drive rubbersHome workshop · 30 to 60 min
- Check and adjust chain slackRider job · 20 to 30 min
- Inspect drained oil for cluesHome workshop · 10 to 15 min (estimate, during an oil change)
- Adjust carburettor idle speed and mixtureHome workshop · 20 to 40 min
- Check a semi-automatic or centrifugal clutchWorkshop job · 30 min (outside checks); 1.5 to 3 h workshop assessment
