Slips, mainly under load/hard accelleration in 5th.C-A-D said:Well. Question in the subject.... How can you recognize the (just) worn out clutch plate? What are the signs if the clutch does not slip (yet) or are there signs?
Actually as the clutch wears the piston in the slave is pushed to the rear. In other words the release rod moves to the rear as the clutch wears. And the fluid level rises in the reservoir. Remember this clutch is backwards with the "flywheel" at the rear and the pressure plate at the front.gary45 said:worn out clutch will slip starting at high rpms first - the 5th gear full throttle at highway speeds will show it
hydraulc clutches are self adjusting there should be no change in the lever (bike) pedal (car) point of engagement - the piston in the slave is spring loaded and stays out
True, but this shouldn't change the level position when the clutch engages. That should not be a function of fluid level ... unless the level is REALLY low.jzeiler said:Actually as the clutch wears the piston in the slave is pushed to the rear. In other words the release rod moves to the rear as the clutch wears. And the fluid level rises in the reservoir. Remember this clutch is backwards with the "flywheel" at the rear and the pressure plate at the front.
True, but I swear as mine wore out it would engage farther out on the lever as opposed to closer to the grip.Voyager said:True, but this shouldn't change the level position when the clutch engages. That should not be a function of fluid level ... unless the level is REALLY low.![]()
As mine is doing now...jzeiler said:True, but I swear as mine wore out it would engage farther out on the lever as opposed to closer to the grip.
They do indeed engage farther out as they wear because they are not self adjusting.jzeiler said:True, but I swear as mine wore out it would engage farther out on the lever as opposed to closer to the grip.
True but eventually the slave piston will be pushed all the way back and cannot displace any more fluid (mechanical stop). The lever adusts but now only a slight movement of the cylinder will release the clutch. Reslulting in a slight movement of the lever. Eventually the clutch becomes self releasing. Unlike a car where the piston on the slave goes outward drawing more fluid from the reservoir, the LT's piston moves aft pushing all the fluid out of the cylinder and into the reservoir.gary45 said:does the position your front brake lever change where the brakes come on as the pads wear, not likely because the amount of fluid in the pipes and chambers has no bearing on the position - your hydraulic clutch is the same, the piston resides against the clutch rod and the piston in the master cylinder pushes on the hydraulic column exactly the same regardless of how much fluid there is - interesting, every hydraulic clutch I and my friends have ever had has been self adjusting - the clutch lever on my 2K engages the clutch at the same point I would adjust it to if it were a mechanical system
if the position were to change I would expect to find the piston in the slave was not moving as freely as it should