Clutch adjustment on kz440 LTD belt drive

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Clutch adjustment on kz440 LTD belt drive

03 Apr 2016 11:21
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Can anyone point me in the right direction to adjust the clutch on my 440 belt drive? Found instructions for the chain drive, but those don't seem to apply to mine. I've had the clutch basket apart and the frictions look to have lots of meat on them still, but I did not measure them nor do I know what the spec should be.

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Re: Clutch adjustment on kz440 LTD belt drive

03 Apr 2016 11:50 - 03 Apr 2016 11:52
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Hope this helps. :)

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Last edit: 03 Apr 2016 11:52 by BornAgainBiker. Reason: Made mistake uploading file.

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Re: Clutch adjustment on kz440 LTD belt drive

03 Apr 2016 12:00
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Thanks for the reply. The cable is adjusted fine. Good free play and all, but the clutch slips.

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Re: Clutch adjustment on kz440 LTD belt drive

03 Apr 2016 12:03
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Could be weak clutch springs.
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Re: Clutch adjustment on kz440 LTD belt drive

03 Apr 2016 12:34
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What oil are you using? If it is not JASO-MA compliant it can make the clutch slip. I'm a believer because it happened to me. Ed
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Re: Clutch adjustment on kz440 LTD belt drive

03 Apr 2016 15:31
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I think I'm just running generic oil. Maybe I'll get some new springs and do an oil change.

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Re: Clutch adjustment on kz440 LTD belt drive

03 Apr 2016 15:35
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I suggest you look carefully at the oil containers when you buy for the oil change. If the container doesn't have "JASO-MA" printed on it you run the risk of ruining the clutch disks and making them slip. Most automobile oils (and all of them marked "Energy Conserving") contain friction modifiers that make wet clutches slip. Ed
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Re: Clutch adjustment on kz440 LTD belt drive

03 Apr 2016 15:55
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Is your clutch release the same as in the pic posted by bornagainbiker?

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Re: Clutch adjustment on kz440 LTD belt drive

03 Apr 2016 16:17
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Yes, it appears to be the same. Apparently the picture I have is too big.

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