Align clutch and push rod???

[usedcyclesales]

I'm looking at buying a 1996 Royal star has 26k on it and he claims new clutch and only needs clutch push rod to be aligned. I've never heard of this,Never done any clutch work on one. Also does any one know if I can't do it is it expensive? He only wants $2500 for the bike. Here's a link to the ad. http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/mcy/3725915982.html

[Flyinfool]

I have never heard of "aligning the clutch" either.

 

I would question why it needed a new clutch at only 26K miles.

 

Seeing as it is 17 years old, my bet is it was slipping so he put in a new clutch, its still slipping, and it just needs a clutch spring upgrade.

 

I wonder if he had it apart and simply reassembled it incorrectly? Or the clutch is really just shot and this is the cover story, Or maybe the clutch is slipping and it just needs the spring upgrade and he does not know about that simple issue.

 

Of course this is all pure guessing on my part. You would have to make that call once you are looking at the bike and talking to the owner. But don't tell him what the problem might be.....

[usedcyclesales]

I have never heard of "aligning the clutch" either.

 

I would question why it needed a new clutch at only 26K miles.

 

Seeing as it is 17 years old, my bet is it was slipping so he put in a new clutch, its still slipping, and it just needs a clutch spring upgrade.

 

I wonder if he had it apart and simply reassembled it incorrectly? Or the clutch is really just shot and this is the cover story, Or maybe the clutch is slipping and it just needs the spring upgrade and he does not know about that simple issue.

 

Of course this is all pure guessing on my part. You would have to make that call once you are looking at the bike and talking to the owner. But don't tell him what the problem might be.....

 

He said the clutch actually went out while he was riding and that he had it towed. He replaced the clutch and insted of having it on a level jack he did it with the kickstand down and since it wasn't level something, a bearing I think he said slipped and tit didn't align right. He said it starts up and runs but the clutch is hard as a rock and does not move . That leads me to believe he did it wrong.

[MiCarl]

The clutch can be rebuilt on the side stand, no problem. He goofed it up somehow.

[Freebird]

Sounds like he probably pulled the clutch lever while he had the clutch out.

[Flyinfool]

IIRC there is a washer in the stack up that looks like it should go in the wrong place. when it is assembled wrong it locks things up.

 

These clutches don't "just go out" My money is on a weak clutch spring that was slipping and then messed up the reassembly. It should just be a matter of taking it apart and putting it back right. The spring dies of old age, not mileage.

[Barrycuda]

You certainly get an awful lot of information on this site.

[M61A1MECH]

Could be he did not pay attention to the alignment marks when reassembling, I am not sure what happens if you do that, but the manual is very specific about making sure all of the marks are aligned properly, I wonder if he did an upgrade to one with the coil spings in place of the flat leaf style the factory uses, they are known to lock up if you get them one tab out of location.

Either way certianly sounds like a mistake when reassembling it, I would think it would be a fairly easy fix once you get it a part.

[Condor]

OK, if the rods came out, and were put back in without paying attention to whether the flat ends were placed against the ball, the rods will bind in the tube. If you look closely at the rod ends, one end has a small flat spot, and the other is rounded. If the rounded end is placed next to the round ball it will cause the ball, or rod, or both to rub off center against the wall of the tube, and not operate smoothly or even bind.

[Squeeze]

Sounds pretty much like the Ball is mia

[GeorgeS]

I would tell him to get it fixed, then give you a call ---------

 

And show you the dealer receipt for the repair when you get there.

 

Its probably, not much, But!!! It might be a Big Deal !!! Don't risk it !!!

[V7Goose]

I have seen this once before. If the pressure plate doesn't get properly seated the teeth bind up and the clutch lever won't move at all. 10 minute fix.

Goose