Have i dropped a clutch bollock?

[B15ape1981]

Evening chaps.

As the title suggests, could do with some advise of someone with more experience than me

I have a 2019 R1250 GSA and at 32'000 mile ish the clutch started to slip, so got on the phone to motoworks and ordered a new kit which consisted of the friction plates and steel driven plates and no judder spring.
Fitted the kit and all hunky dory until around 64-65k where it started to slip again...This was around October time so decided to leave it to the new year as your not as hard on the throttle in the winter time and it only really starts slipping when your winding it on quite hard.

This time i bought a ebc clutch kit which consists of friction plates and new springs, no steel driven plates. All has been fine until today where at just 2000 miles its started slipping

Is it as simple as i should have fitted new steel plates aswell???

Any advice welcome thanks Andy

 

[B15ape1981]

I'll take it from the overwhelming response that this isn't most peoples strong point

Mine neither

 

[JJH]

Have you used the wrong oil? Or some of those snake oil cans? Just decided to put that up because of the lack of response. JJH

 

[zoltan]

I'll take it from the overwhelming response that this isn't most peoples strong point

Mine neither

Hang on, I ask my butler iGOR. But how the cock you manage to screw up so many kits?

 

[Rockred]

Something is clearly not right, 3 clutch’s in 67k miles and the last one only lasted 2k. YouTube might be your friend in finding out what might have been missed out on the rebuild. Good luck..

 

[The Other PaulG]

When you fitted the new kits, how did the old parts look? Were they visibly worn, if so which parts? Were they the same parts on both occasions?

 

[B15ape1981]

Not sure what you mean by so many kits??

Ive only had a problem with this last one.

In short im a heavy bloke with a heavy wrist so 32'000 mile out of a clutch is more than acceptable to me, suppose were all different

 

[B15ape1981]

No luck on Youtube my friend, ive used the gsers site as a last hail mary

 

[B15ape1981]

Believe it or not theres no difference at all when you inspect them for wear...the difference must be in micro millimeters.

The mistake i think ive made was just not going for the bmw clutch kit in the first place

 

[Santa-2512]

Not sure what you mean by so many kits??

Ive only had a problem with this last one.

In short im a heavy bloke with a heavy wrist so 32'000 mile out of a clutch is more than acceptable to me, suppose were all different

Curious, how does being a heavy bloke with a heavy wrist, have anything to do with clutch wear?

I can count on one hand the reasons for a clutch to fail/ wear excessively , and if you take out the mechanical or manufacturing criteria , that only leaves the human element

Riding the clutch ?? burnouts, wheelies, all good ways to shag a clutch

 

[Simmo]

Are you using motorbike specific oil?

 

[B15ape1981]

Are you using motorbike specific oil?

I am Boss

 

[B15ape1981]

Curious, how does being a heavy bloke with a heavy wrist, have anything to do with clutch wear?

I can count on one hand the reasons for a clutch to fail/ wear excessively , and if you take out the mechanical or manufacturing criteria , that only leaves the human element

Riding the clutch ?? burnouts, wheelies, all good ways to shag a clutch

Dont think im trying to be funny with you Santa...But i thought my statement of of been heavy with a heavy wrist sort of answered the human element of it!

Im more than happy with the clutch lasting 32'000 mile the way i ride it...I'll let you all know the outcome when i get it fixed properley

 

[LOLGEOFF]

What's the oil got to do with it? It's a dry clutch is it not?

 

[StewMcGrew]

What's the oil got to do with it? It's a dry clutch is it not?

Wrong forum, you want the Hexheads!

 

[StewMcGrew]

Are you soaking the new plates in oil for 24 hrs before fitting them?

 

[LOLGEOFF]

Wrong forum, you want the Hexheads!

Well you live and learn.

 

[B15ape1981]

Are you soaking the new plates in oil for 24 hrs before fitting them?

I did....talked to Mike at Mid Wales mottorrad before, he advised that I probably should of used the BMW clutch kit and because of the milage probably replace the slave cylinder....so that's looking like the best bet at the moment

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[Rockred]

What's the oil got to do with it? It's a dry clutch is it not?

Its a 2019 GSA so will be a wet clutch.

 

[GB.]

I fitted Reklus torq drive, one of my better decisions. Didn't need to soak plates over night just minutes, so much better than the stock clutch.