sanding clutch plates?
05-31-2009, 10:57 PM
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sanding clutch plates?
Ok friends 16k mile 600rr's clutch is slipping
going to try and sand the disks and see if I can save them, of course if his clutch doesn't come back, he'll just buy a OEM clutch..
What I'm asking is, what grit should I use?
And I heard from a local quad racer, he said he ONLY sands the metals, but doesn't touch the fibers
Should I sand the fibers at all?
On a side note, I tried fixing my fiends 2005 crf250r clutch today, I sanded the **** out of the fibers and steels, and I OVERdid it, and now his clutch doesn't work at all LOL.. I sanded it clear through spec and now it can't grab.. Ahh well, he already planned on purchasing a new clutch
going to try and sand the disks and see if I can save them, of course if his clutch doesn't come back, he'll just buy a OEM clutch..
What I'm asking is, what grit should I use?
And I heard from a local quad racer, he said he ONLY sands the metals, but doesn't touch the fibers
Should I sand the fibers at all?
On a side note, I tried fixing my fiends 2005 crf250r clutch today, I sanded the **** out of the fibers and steels, and I OVERdid it, and now his clutch doesn't work at all LOL.. I sanded it clear through spec and now it can't grab.. Ahh well, he already planned on purchasing a new clutch
05-31-2009, 11:13 PM
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Re: sanding clutch plates?
aye nevermind this thread....
I just took all his clutch plates out to clean and get ready to sand, and his very inside fiber, is COMPLETELY shot! It's straight metal...
His basket looks fine though, slight groves in it, but nothing that looks too bad..
All his other fibers looks fine, but his inside one is fucked.. wonder what caused that??
Ahh oh well, guess hes ordering a OEM clutch kit before he gets back up and running
I just took all his clutch plates out to clean and get ready to sand, and his very inside fiber, is COMPLETELY shot! It's straight metal...
His basket looks fine though, slight groves in it, but nothing that looks too bad..
All his other fibers looks fine, but his inside one is fucked.. wonder what caused that??
Ahh oh well, guess hes ordering a OEM clutch kit before he gets back up and running
06-01-2009, 05:34 AM
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Re: sanding clutch plates?
If I had to take a guess, I would bet that inner friction wasn't disengaging completly, or wasn't put in correctly.
Soak the new clutch in oil overnight, let those frictions get really saturated. Make sure you measure the entire stack height before re-installing.
Soak the new clutch in oil overnight, let those frictions get really saturated. Make sure you measure the entire stack height before re-installing.
06-01-2009, 07:06 AM
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Re: sanding clutch plates?
Ok friends 16k mile 600rr's clutch is slipping
going to try and sand the disks and see if I can save them, of course if his clutch doesn't come back, he'll just buy a OEM clutch..
What I'm asking is, what grit should I use?
And I heard from a local quad racer, he said he ONLY sands the metals, but doesn't touch the fibers
Should I sand the fibers at all?
On a side note, I tried fixing my fiends 2005 crf250r clutch today, I sanded the **** out of the fibers and steels, and I OVERdid it, and now his clutch doesn't work at all LOL.. I sanded it clear through spec and now it can't grab.. Ahh well, he already planned on purchasing a new clutch
going to try and sand the disks and see if I can save them, of course if his clutch doesn't come back, he'll just buy a OEM clutch..
What I'm asking is, what grit should I use?
And I heard from a local quad racer, he said he ONLY sands the metals, but doesn't touch the fibers
Should I sand the fibers at all?
On a side note, I tried fixing my fiends 2005 crf250r clutch today, I sanded the **** out of the fibers and steels, and I OVERdid it, and now his clutch doesn't work at all LOL.. I sanded it clear through spec and now it can't grab.. Ahh well, he already planned on purchasing a new clutch
06-01-2009, 01:35 PM
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Re: sanding clutch plates?
he won't listen to me, he attempts rolling burnouts, keeps his bike on rev limiter for over a minute, yet he just sits there riding the clutch
HE has burned his clutch like 3 times already, but this time its FUCKED. Before it would just slip, now his bike will hardly even move on the road
06-01-2009, 01:37 PM
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Re: sanding clutch plates?
Dude i don't know what u do 4 a day job but don't give it up, sanding wet multiplate clutches is just gonna make ur problem worse, u are wasting ur time, the reason the clutch slips in the first place is plates that are worn down and the spring pressure on the plates is reduced allowing the clutch to slip, if you really are that broke add some washers to the springs this will help a bit by increasing the pressure on the plates but it won't last long.
That's who I heard the recommendation from
It's not my bike, I'm on my OEM clutch at 34k miles. And yes, I'm a DIY guy. It takes me what, 15 minutes to have the clutch out of the bike, another 20 minutes to sand and reinstall. If I could make $120 and purchase a new clutch in less time I would
If his clutch was simply worn because of age or mileage, I'd tell him to purchase a new one. But at 16k miles it SHOULD have a good amount of life. However something was obviously wrong causing his inner fiber to wear like crazy
Also going through the same bs with my friends crf250r clutch, only about 6 months on it, and its SHOT. But I think hes also gonna be stuck with purchasing a new clutch
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06-01-2009, 02:02 PM
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06-01-2009, 05:13 PM
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Re: sanding clutch plates?
Replace frictions, steels, springs, pressure plate, basket, hub, and bearings with factory OEM!
That should get the point across. Maybe then he'll start listening to you.
06-02-2009, 02:57 PM
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Re: sanding clutch plates?
make sure the basket isnt all grooved out from the friction plates
they will just catch and get worn down
oh and an old motocross trick for ya
just take all the plates and rub em in the dirt for a lil bit
wash em off and stick em back in
lasts for maybe one moto lol
they will just catch and get worn down
oh and an old motocross trick for ya
just take all the plates and rub em in the dirt for a lil bit
wash em off and stick em back in
lasts for maybe one moto lol
06-02-2009, 11:59 PM
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I had to upload these pics, just too funny
Ok so his clutch is to metal, that's one side of the story.
He has also been METAL ON METAL on his front brake rotors for OVER A YEAR!
No bull ****. The day his brakes were metal on metal I said "get brake pads NOW or you will have to buy rotors" after a couple months, well, obviously his rotors are fucked.
AT least he JUST got new rotors, brake pads, and now hes buying a new clutch.
Unfortunately, all this waiting on his clutch and front rotors and brake pads.. Now his REAR is metal on metal, and been there about a month
He bought this bike for $6,500 about 18 months ago, I'd say its worth $2k in its current condition, maybe $2500 with the brakes and clutch fixed
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