I cannot adjust my clutch. Been this way since I put on a new cable last Spring, but I did very limited miles during the summer do to the clutch not adjusting and other things. I'm ready to ride now and trying to get this dang thing sorted out. I've done the below steps many times now, trying to get it adjusted.
Notes:
-If I stop, I cannot get it into neutral. Only from rolling.
-If I tighten the clutch too much, it will always be slightly disengaged causing me to not have power (as if I were constantly feathering the clutch).
Here are my steps:
Before I start I wind down the handlebar adjustment and lower adjustment so the lever is loose as a goose. Then:
[1] Starting with the lifter adjusting screw behind the inspection plate - loosened the jam nut and screwed the center screw in until it just started to touch. Backed off the center screw about a half to 3/4 turn. Tightened the jam nut.
[2] Unscrewed the lower adjuster until the lever has no free-play left in it.
[3] Adjust the top adjuster at the lever. I wind it out about 3/4 of an inch.
When the bike is cold I put in in first with the clutch pulled, it stalls. Putting the bike on the center stand when I put it in first, the wheel spins. Not like the "N" spin. It's moving fast under power. Pull in the clutch, no difference. If I can get rolling and go into first I can get moving enough to warm up but it still never settles in. I have the bottom adjusted until it can't go any tighter and the lever almost halfway out on that adjustment. It requires a gorilla's grip to pull the lever. Once it's hot, it won't stall on me. I can be in first, clutch pulled, standing still but I can feel the bike wanting to move forward.
If I go any tighter, the clutch is partially disengaged so it's like I'm riding while feathering the clutch, but I'm not.
It's the same cable part number as what was on there before and I did not have this problem.
-How do I know if I have bent clutch plates?
-Should I try unscrewing that lifter screw more than 1/2 to 3/4 turn? Should I try a full turn or even more? I'm not sure what kind of a difference that will make.
Thanks for any insight. Super frustrated with this.
Boggy