Clutch horror

[Steptoe]

I've been trying to find out why the clutch doesn't disengage when you pull the lever in - Bike had drive, and seemed all ok, no "funny" noises and everything felt OK.

Not the slave cylinder, nor the master cylinder, clutch pushrod all ok, so thought it must be the clutch diaphram spring, which means the gearbox out ( which is what i was trying to out off as a last resort).
Now this clutch was replaced under warranty by a main dealer less than 20K miles ago-

So when the gearbox came out, this is what i found.






The friction material on one side had been completely shredded, and the other side was rattling around on the rivetts .

I think they may have just cleaned off the oil from the original clutch, and re-used it

I've never seen a clutch like this before - and it still had drive , with no noises .

This is the friction material completely gone, just the backing plate left




And this is the other side of the plate, friction material just hanging on the rivetts.

 

[Vern]

A cleaned oily clutch plate that is,so who changed it under warranty then,do tell

 

[Steptoe]

I think they may have just cleaned off the oil from the original clutch, and re-used it

A cleaned oily clutch plate that is,so who changed it under warranty then,do tell

Thats the conclusion i came to as well - I think i know which dealer it was ( not park lane), i'll confirm it before i name them

 

[Deleted account 220427002]

you go girl

Steptoes name and shame section

 

[Tsiklonaut]

Looks pretty normal ware to me, it's still in one piece, the right man would put it back on as it is and continue to ride without a complaint

 

[Deleted account W]

Clutch??

Sorry I thought you said crutch, I'll go back to the BC&B then

 

[Bilks]

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Thanks for the internet - Punter Awareness!

A certain member a while ago , supposibly had his "Poly-belt" changed on the schedualed service - (By main dealer).. a few hundred miles later in france, it snapped.
BMw Caen showed us the belt, 2001 stamp on it and looked well used...
The guilty dealer "fessed up" and bill paid, shame they went out of business not long after...........

Bilks.

 

[oblertone]

Want that one !

I hope you put some of that grey fur in mine when you changed it ! Must make it nice and quiet