I need to trim my stack height. Does anyone have any spare steels they don't mind parting with for a few quid? Assorted sizes would be ideal please. Ta
Thanks for that. I'm not sure how many mate. All the ones in my stack were thick ones so a few 1.5mm and 2mm would be very useful, just to give me a bit of a adjustability. Also, all the steels in my pack were flat ones, so a dished one would also be helpful, I think. The clutch is releasing ok, but I'm having trouble getting neutral with the engine running. I'm also reordering the stack tomorrow as there was a steel at the bottom of the stack when I took it out, which is wrong for the slipper which is fitted to my 900. However, the slipper parts need a lube, because its seized to such an extent that I didn't even know it was a slipper until I took it apart recently.
I'm away this weekend from tomorrow but will hopefully get to rummage in my garage on Monday to see what I have got available. R
2mm is the normal standard thickness, the 1.5mm ones seem to be a lot rarer although you can buy them directly from a dealer. If you do have any thicker than 2mm I would check out what thickness they exactly are. The 2mm from memory is actually a fraction under 2mm.
I have heard of one trick with slipper clutches to get the pack to split easier is to use two dished plates, which are 1.5mm and place those in the pack, this helps the pack to split easier when you pull the clutch in. After that you can then set the height of the stack to 4-5mm.
Thanks. I don't have any dished plates at the moment unfortunately. I had another go at it this morning but still can't get neutral. It is now F-S-F-S-F-S-F-S-F-S-F(old)-S-F(old)-S-S All the steels are 2mm. I'm going to try swapping another old friction plate instead of a new one and see it that works. Failing which, I'll go back to square one and use the old pressure plate and springs to eliminate that possible variable which may be a factor.
Are you sure the whole mechanism is working correctly and that you don't have a clutch slave leak or a problem with the pushrod etc. They can be difficult to get into neutral and usually you end up going between first and second trying to find the neutral spot. Like many people I knock it into neutral just as I am rolling to a stop which works well. It might be worth trying the two dished plate idea if all else fails. Have you managed to get the stack height right?
First thing I checked was the pushrod and even took the slave off just to eliminate other variables. I'm away from the bike now until evening but I'll carry on tinkering then and I'm sure I'll crack it. The clutch was working before but was slipping a bit. Even if I have to just go back to what I had in there and keep swapping new for old friction plates one at a time, it MUST work!!!
