The clutch left for vacation today.

swest wrote: I was disappointing to see they used piece together push rods in the later motors. :ohmy: Mine is one piece and is 40 years old.
Steve

swest wrote: The one thing I haven't done is to install the roller bearing push end in the clutch basket. Been waiting until my clutch goes but after 30 or so years, it still works great. I will replace the push rod though.
Steve

swest wrote: Looks like some kind of keeper spring just before it goes into the bearing cap? Is that where it broke?
Damn.
Steve

Barry2 wrote: I have kz1000 that bought from some bozo that had the adjustment too tight on that rod and it caused the rod to spin in the case causing it to wear through in the hole in the case in behind that little seal, also when the seal and rod was replaced it stopped leaking oil.
Be sure to read the instructions on how to adjust those three ball release units.

swest wrote: You can go to your local machine shop and have them cut you a piece from some metric bar stock. There was a KZP here that had one with two pieces of steel pressed into a aluminum rod. HOW STUPID IS THAT?
Steve

Bozo wrote:

Barry2 wrote: I have kz1000 that bought from some bozo that had the adjustment too tight on that rod and it caused the rod to spin in the case causing it to wear through in the hole in the case in behind that little seal, also when the seal and rod was replaced it stopped leaking oil.
Be sure to read the instructions on how to adjust those three ball release units.

Careful blaming "some Bozo" . I resemble that remark.
Bozo