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Clutch adjustment on kz440 LTD belt drive
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03 Apr 2016 11:21 #719050
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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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03 Apr 2016 11:50 - 03 Apr 2016 11:52 #719052
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All the best, Jeff
1984 KZ440 D6
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Hope this helps.
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All the best, Jeff
1984 KZ440 D6
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03 Apr 2016 12:00 #719054
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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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03 Apr 2016 12:03 #719055
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All the best, Jeff
1984 KZ440 D6
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Could be weak clutch springs.
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1984 KZ440 D6
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03 Apr 2016 12:34 #719056
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1977 KZ650-C1 Original Owner - Stock (with additional invisible FIAMM horn)
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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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03 Apr 2016 15:31 #719071
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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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03 Apr 2016 15:35 #719074
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1977 KZ650-C1 Original Owner - Stock (with additional invisible FIAMM horn)
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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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03 Apr 2016 15:55 #719078
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Is your clutch release the same as in the pic posted by bornagainbiker?
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03 Apr 2016 16:17 #719086
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Yes, it appears to be the same. Apparently the picture I have is too big.
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