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Clutch cable problem with my 98 KX500

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Polar-Bus:
There is a few reasons your clutch can be sticking. If your bike sat unused for an extended period of time, the drive plates might be "dried out" and lacking oil. Dissasemble the clutch soak all the plates in oil, and reassemble. The other reason is too thick a viscosity. Many unknowing riders run a thick 80W gear oil in the tranny, this really aggravates a sticky clutch. I prefer Spectro Clutch Saver SX trans oil, many people simply use ATF too. Lastly your clutch at some point may have been worn out and overheated which can cause your steel driven plates to warp. This causes clutch chatter and drag.

98kaw500rider:
Ok , thanks . I'll order a new clutch for it , thanks again.

barryadam:

--- Quote from: 98kaw500rider on March 07, 2010, 07:35:13 AM ---Could the the wear on the clutch cause the clutch not to disengage ? The bike is back together now ,all i did was eyeball the clutch . i have seen worse.

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Look at the basket and the clutch hub.  The clutch plate fingers have worn grooves in the aluminum and that keeps the plates from disengaging.  These parts start to groove well before the friction materials wear off the individual plates.
Post pics once you have taken it apart.  Some people file the grooves down, but that's just more hospice (? BDI) for old parts.
Your friction plates and steel plates are prolly just fine.

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