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Clutch Screw Won't adjust/no clutch return
- SWest
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I've had one do it then grab the screw finally splitting the cover.
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Notice the opening for the rod is too small for the ball bearing to fall out on the sprocket side.
Obviously, it's also too small to push one in from the sprocket side, unless they use a much smaller ball bearing.
Part 14 is part 11 on Ed's diagram.
1981 KZ550 D1 gpz.
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Here ya go. From the 750-4 manual on the mbsween site.Does anyone have a comparable image like this for a 750? This is from a 550 factory manual.
I have never had to open my clutch but I did remove the push rod for some reason many years ago and did not have the ball bearing fall out.
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swest wrote: Ed is right. Even with the ball under extreme use it can weld itself to the rod and push plate.
That's why they have the roller bearing setup and ceramic ball, that's the setup on my 1200cc motor
my bikes; 80kz1000(project), 77 gl1000, 74 h2 (project)
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Adjusted my cable to 2-5mm play and things seem good now.
The manual had me adjusting the clutch adjuster the wrong way.
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1980 KZ 1000E2
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This image is for the 550, but is likely the same for 750's.
gpzweb.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/ClutchReleaseMech.GIF
1981 KZ550 D1 gpz.
Kz550 valve train warning.
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floivanus wrote:
swest wrote: Ed is right. Even with the ball under extreme use it can weld itself to the rod and push plate.
That's why they have the roller bearing setup and ceramic ball, that's the setup on my 1200cc motor
Denco said the Torrington roller bearing set up was a "must" on their high performance bikes. Few other big names have stated it too over the years.
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Regarding the ball everyone keeps talking about, I'm pretty sure you can not remove the ball from the clutch cover side of the bike. It needs to come out from the clutch side.
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