SV650 Clutch dragging

The clutch on my bike (sv650s) is dragging a bit when the lever is pulled
all the way in. I adjusted the clutch as per the suzuki workshop manual,
but still have the same problem. The transmission is a impossible to get
into netral without killing the engine first.

What do I need to do to fix this problem?

thanks.

 

How many kms had it done?
How old is the bike?
Have you changed the oil recently?
If I recall coreectly your clutch is bathed in the same engine oil so if
you haven't changed the oil recently then that could be a problem.
Clutch plates could be stuck thgether.
More info required.

 

Hello, Yomama!
You wrote on Mon, 10 Jan 2005 22:37:11 +1000:

Y> The clutch on my bike (sv650s) is dragging a bit when the lever is
Y> pulled all the way in. I adjusted the clutch as per the suzuki workshop
Y> manual, but still have the same problem. The transmission is a
Y> impossible to get into netral without killing the engine first.

Y> What do I need to do to fix this problem?

You may want to pose this question in a SV specific forum. Try www.svdownunder.com. Someone there is bound to have had the same problem.

 

Oil change.

--
Conehead
"I've already lost the argument, I'm now just fighting a rear-guard action."
Gerry, being more honest than most

..au...

 

Thanks for the link.

As for more info, bike is a 99 model (built 12/98) has 74000km on it. I
just changed the oil and filter last weekend.

 

..au...

Your oil must have been *really* black!

Postman Pat

 

Bike change, then.

 

Oil wan't that bad, not where near as black as the oil from my TRX after
2000km. It had been changed at 71 400 km.

 

and more importantly, what city are you in




shithead

 

You'll keep

 

I just changed the oil and filter last weekend.

Thats when the issue started?? So change the oil to something else.

what oil r u using?

 

Using Shell SX4. Problem existed even before the oil change.

I might just pull the clutch apart and get the steel plates sand blasted if
they look glazed, if no, I think I'll just put up with it.

 

and get the steel plates sand blasted

or just rub them on sandpaper, or concrete like thousands of others
do... Or just replace the lot

 

Friend of mine has a SV650S with similar mileage which had a similar
problems. Problem was shagged clutch cable.

Andrew

 

Huh ?

the job of the cable is to activate the clutch

clutch cables break
clutch cables stretch which will mean you run out of adjustment

dragging clutch that is adjusted correctly would often mean buggered clutch
with
likely warped clutch plates

as conehead suggested oil first , then of course you do have it adjusted
correctly
as in you have checked it again ??

 

Shit, I should have thought of the cable earlier. I adjusted the clutch
leaver until there was almost no play in the lever and checked for drag.
Low and behold, it's gone, cable obviously was stretched.. I'll have to
pick up a new cable up on the way home on monday.

thanks.