So I went riding today and everything was fine, but when I got home, the clutch lever had no resistance and wouldn't engage. I thought I snapped the cable but after inspection, it's getting stuck up. I had to use a flathead to push it backdown but when I engage it again after a few times, it locks up as if it's being pulled to far up. I've adjusted the cable in a zillion ways but to no avail. Any one had this issue and/or no the solution?
What bike are you talking about, and has it been ok for a while?
Previous Rides,
1980 CB250N Good to learn on
1981 CX500 good mid range tourer, went to Austria on it!
1983 GL1100C Pride and joy, sold when I bought my 1st house, big mistake
1985 GL650 Silverwing another mistake, horrible bike
1986 CBX550 Good commuter
1989 Suzuki GS750 (1976) cheap and cheerful until a dog ran out in front of me on Xmas Eve, 1991
Current bikes
2010 CB1300 back on a bike after 19 years, two divorces, children grown up etc
1980 GL1100 NOW ON THE ROAD, still use CB1300.
From his other posts, it appears to be a '78 - '79 GL1000 that was running well enough to pull into his shop in late July. It sounds to me like the gross adjustment at the engagement shaft is incorrect.
I believe your clutch plates are worn. If each plate wears as little as .005 inch then the total thickness of the stack will exceed the movement range of the clutch lever, which depresses the carrier by about 1/16 inch, by way of three little balls riding in tapered grooves. in your case (as in mine a few years back) the balls run off the ends of the grooves and stay in this position till you push the lever back. new plates will fix the problem. I thought of adding an extra plate but never tried it.
This happened to me. I had no clue how the thing worked so towed it home to take a leisurely looksee. Sure enough the mechanism had moved too far. I readjusted everything and it's all been working ever since. So maybe you don't need to do anything extreme. But what do I know.
Terry
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tlbranth wrote:This happened to me. I had no clue how the thing worked so towed it home to take a leisurely looksee. Sure enough the mechanism had moved too far. I readjusted everything and it's all been working ever since. So maybe you don't need to do anything extreme. But what do I know.
Same thing happened to me on my 78, many years ago. Re adjust the cable, by the book. Been good every since. (15+ years). The bottom end adjustment had gone over center. Give it a try,....nothing to lose
1978 custom GL1000
1977 custom with 1200 engine
1985 gl1200
