Oops - What did I do this time?

[DirtTorpedo]

Just changed my front sprocket and chain (went down a tooth).

Everything seemed to go back together properly - no extra

parts. But now the clutch lever has hardly any give to it

at all. I seem to be able to shift in and out of gear no problem

with the shift lever. (I haven't started the bike yet but I can tell

by the ability to spin/not spin the tire.)

Where did I mess up, besides not letting a professional do it?

Plese tell me it's a simple adjustment and that I'm not fucked.

:???:

TIA,

Ted

[DirtTorpedo]

Hmmm.

Took the sprocket/clutch cover off; lever still has no give.

Squeeze a few times with moderate force, it suddendly gives.

I notice the piston doesn't seem to be coming out straight when I

squeeze it, so I spin it around a few times, now it seems to come

out straight.

Put cover back on; start to tighten bolts; lever stuck again.

Loosen bolts, retighten again more evenly, now it moves okay.

Tighten all the way, still okay.

So I am all set now. Started bike, everthing works.

Should I maybe bleed the clutch after all

my fiddling? I did squirt a little fluid, not lots.

Thanks for your help. Time to go see if the extra 6% torque is

worth it.

Ted

[DirtTorpedo]

I did squirt a little fluid, not lots.

Umm, let's not make that a quote of the week, okay?

Certainly there were better ones from NEXXT that didn't

have to be taken out of context.

[severdog]

Time to go see if the extra 6% torque is

worth it.

Ted

I rode alongside Vetteman on the way to NEXXT; he's down one tooth in the front.

....uh, sprocket.

Not only did he hit GPS-measured 172, but I'm pretty sure that it was him popping his front end up every time we left a stop. He seemed to like it.

But I could be wrong. :wink:

[TOXXIC]

WOW! 172 MPH with one tooth down??!! I always run out of road at 159 with one tooth down, just not enough straight away in the school zone I live by!!

[severdog]

let me re-qualify my statement:

"I rode behind Vetteman on the way to NEXXT".