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Clutch slipp
- gordone
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I don’t have history ln the engine, so the old springs can come from another engine also.
When a clutch start to slip rarely, it will not progressive increase in slipping over time or can it goes fast to be useless clutch function? can it be a danger that I will get problems on weekend trips....?
I will check oil level and clutch adjusment, and in worse case overhaul the clutch after the season (winter time)..,,
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When starts slipping is it short time before it useless? Or will it slip more and more over long time?
I’m thinking rebuild in winter time or not...
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Material:
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Friction plates, 7 discs?
www.partzilla.com/product/kawasaki/13088...e19f8a2e44b2b16e639d
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Clutch springs, 5 springs
www.partzilla.com/product/kawasaki/92081...e19f8a2e44b2b16e639d
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Clutch cover gasket.
These all the parts I need?
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Mike
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Personally, I'd order new OEM springs and an OEM clutch gasket. Grease the gasket so it doesn't stick and slam in the springs now. It will only take an hour or so. Worst case, change the friction plates in the winter if the springs don't fix it. Also, a new clutch cable is a thing of beauty (so smooth) so consider one of those if your bike is still running one that's decades old.
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Nessism wrote: Most of the time swapping in new OEM springs will solve minor slippage issues. The friction discs typically last for the life of the bike, unless the bike was used for drag racing where hard launches burn off a lot of material.
Personally, I'd order new OEM springs and an OEM clutch gasket. Grease the gasket so it doesn't stick and slam in the springs now. It will only take an hour or so. Worst case, change the friction plates in the winter if the springs don't fix it. Also, a new clutch cable is a thing of beauty (so smooth) so consider one of those if your bike is still running one that's decades old.
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I’m using correct oil... but don’t have control over what the previous owners have done...
I purchased everything now, shall clutch not be any issue for rest of my life
Should I do something with the metal plate, clean them?
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