clutch problems (56k die)

[zinkrb250]

I took my tranny off yesterday and got the clutch off today....

I was told by my tuner that my clutch felt as if "it is binding up or the throwout bearing isn't working properly"

If anyone sees anything out of the ordinary please let me know...

Flywheel

Inside of bellhousing

Side shot of the throwout bearing

Front of throwout bearing

throwout bearing mounted on spline

Pressure plate

This is how the clutch looked when I removed it

Clutch without pressure plate

Clutch from the outside

Is this normal to have wear around the ring of the outside? I inspected the bellhousing for any signs of wear and didn't see anything... the paint on the clutch is scratched off but the metal hasn't really been gouged.

If anyone sees anything out of the ordinary (how it's mounted, throwout bearing, etc) please let me know.... I'd hate to have to order a new clutch but if that's what it takes then so be it.

Cheers

-Andrew

[oRiCLe]

if it is just the clutch being sticky, then you can try gettin another throwout bearing, should be pretty cheap from coventreys etc, or clean the existing one up with some degreaser etc. clean up the shaft and grease it up, then stick it all back together and see how it goes...if it is sticking it is probably the bearings in the throwout bearing or the shaft is sticky not letting the bearing to move smoothly...

could be the fork or the slave cylinder...but not likely by the look of it....

[Waldo]

Just take the flywheel of and go get it machined ($50) and get a new throwout bearing and clean everything properly..leaving no grime anywhere inside the bellhousing nor on the clutch..grease the spigot shaft with proper grease...dont put grease on the throwout bearing cos it can flick of at high speeds and go onto the clutch plate and then the clutch plate will slip hardcore...put it all back together...test out the slave cylinder to see if its working properly as well..

regards luke

[dnb]

i reckon the throwout bearing is sticking on the shaft.

as for the paint worn from the pressure plate,thats wierd,very wierd

[bluntsmoker]

you do need some grease on the spigot where the bearing slides along, or the pedal will feel very stiff