Help.. I've changed the friction plates in my 2003 multistrada and have run into problems. The first issue was after putting the clutch back together the lever was really stiff.. Solid in fact so I assumed it needed bleeding and this seemed to solve that issue? But then if I select gears with the engine off there's no problem it selects neutral great but if I try to move the bike in gear with the clutch in it feels like the clutch is dragging and not fully engaged. With the motor running it sounds great the pressure plate moves as it should and the sound of the clutch quietens down with the lever pulled in. However try and select a gear and the bike lurches forward and stalls. Help please guys I'm pulling my hair out
Sounds like the new plates have pushed the pack thickness out too much. With the pack assembled on to the drum, before you put the pressure plate back, you want to see about 4mm of drum protruding beyond the last steel plate. Did you use a oem clutch pack with new steels, or aftermarket frictions only?
ive just done my monster 1000ds replaced with the newfren too absolute no issues however i did notice as i went through the pack and changed old plate for new plate there was an extra plate in the new box. if you have put this in too this could definitely cause the issues you are having. you definitely got the two plain steel together at the bottom of the pack?
There are two main possibilities here. First, as mentioned by pro guru Nelly, is too high a stack height. However there is a second possibility, which was to blame with my clutch, ie aftermarket plates binding in the basket slots due to being a little too tight a fit. The giveaway symptom for this is the clutch being fine when cold but dragging more and more as the motor warms up.
Not sure why bleeding would cure a solid lever. Did you make sure the cast-in triangular arrow on the pressure plate lined up with the post with a slot in the top of it?
Yes, I seem to remember that my Newfren set came with an extra friction plate. Including an extra plate in your stack would explain all.
