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Clunky clutch

Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 10:30 pm
by Ksc12c
Hello all,

I've had my Rockster for a just about a year now. The mileage is about 24k. This past fall, I've noticed the clutch seems to be noisy and clunky feeling when I pull in or release the clutch . It also feels the seem way in neutral too. It seems to shift fine and I don't feel any slippage. Any ideas?


Kevin

Re: Clunky clutch

Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 11:13 am
by sweatmark
No ideas, aside from a possible first step in clutch system troubleshooting/maintenance: change the clutch fluid. Capture the old fluid and note its color & condition, including the material currently in the clutch master reservoir.

Do a search here for "clutch slave" to see more on the topic, which has been documented extensively here and on the ADV Rider board (in "GSpot").

Aside from the clutch hydraulic system, the clutch hub splines are a potential problem spot for our bikes, but the spline problem doesn't always manifest itself in specific symptoms.