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Title: clank!
Post by: weaselnoze on April 04, 2007, 06:58:11 PM
so we've determined my clutch is on its last leg.. would this cause a clanking noise clutching into first from a stop?  i've pinpointed it to somewhere inside the case..
Title: Re: clank!
Post by: ducati_nolan on April 04, 2007, 11:34:06 PM
Maybee, if it's really far gone, the plates could rattle and since there is no friction material to deaden the sound, it could make some noise
Title: Re: clank!
Post by: Turd Ferguson on April 05, 2007, 06:17:17 AM
I'm confused.  Are you saying that when sitting stopped in neutral, the trans makes a "clank!" sound when you pop it into first?

Are you sure your clutch is adjusted properly?  A dragging clutch will cause the trans to clank or grind its way into first gear from neutral with the motor running.

-Turd.
Title: Re: clank!
Post by: Jughead on April 05, 2007, 06:23:26 AM
The fingers on your Basket may be Grooved if you have done some hard Shifting or shifted without Clutching it.Or your Gear May be Loose on the basket itself.
If when you inspect everything I have a Complete Clutch I'll sell.
Title: Re: clank!
Post by: Jace009gs on April 05, 2007, 01:54:53 PM
+1 on the basket

if it was the plates themselves you would hear the clank in every gear and every time you pull the lever in.

HOWEVER if the clutch is really really really reall worn its a combination
Title: Re: clank!
Post by: weaselnoze on April 05, 2007, 01:57:24 PM
its not realllly really worn. it only slips im at higher RPMS and goose it.  when i am stopped. i have the clutch in and put it in first.  then i give it throttle and release the clutch.  i hear a nice clank inside the case. 


aside from that, other than adjusting the cable at either end, how do u adjust the clutch?
Title: Re: clank!
Post by: Jace009gs on April 05, 2007, 02:10:54 PM
take off the I can't remember on the GS if there is an access hole or not over the clutch adjustmen screw....either way it's accessable through a plug in the sprocket cover or it's just behind the sprocket cover. Should be a little screw that you can adjust.....probably have to chizzle off gunk before you can see it