DirtTorpedo Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtTorpedo Posted September 8, 2003 Author Share Posted September 8, 2003 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtTorpedo Posted September 8, 2003 Author Share Posted September 8, 2003 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
severdog Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 Time to go see if the extra 6% torque isworth 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: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOXXIC Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 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!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
severdog Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 let me re-qualify my statement: "I rode behind Vetteman on the way to NEXXT". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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