clutch

[labill]

Need some help for daughters bike. 2004 VStar 1100. Has been fine until the other day. Started up, put in gear and it jumped into gear and stalled.

 

Acts like no clutch. Can put it in neutral and will start. When I pull the clutch in there appears to be resistance.

 

No one has touched it.

 

Thanks,

labill

[Condor]

Need some help for daughters bike. 2004 VStar 1100. Has been fine until the other day. Started up, put in gear and it jumped into gear and stalled.

 

Acts like no clutch. Can put it in neutral and will start. When I pull the clutch in there appears to be resistance.

 

No one has touched it.

 

Thanks,

labill

 

First thing you'd wanna do is bleed the clutch. If the DOT is dark, it's time. It should improve. Also if the bike has sat for a long time sometimes the plates will stick together. Usually cured by rocking the bike back and forth while in neutral...

 

[MiCarl]

I believe the V-Star has a cable actuated clutch.

 

First thing to do is make sure the cable isn't broken. If the handle snaps back the cable is good.

 

There is a device inside the left rear engine cover that actuates the clutch push rod (off hand, I don't remember its name). It is adjustable so there is the correct free play between the actuator and push rod. There is a lock nut that should keep the adjusting screw from turning. It's possible that that stuff worked loose and there is too much play.

 

I've got an 1100 V-star in the shop that had a shifting problem. When the new gasket arrives later this week I'll be opening it up again to install the gasket. I can take pictures then if you haven't got it sorted. (By the way, you don't need a gasket for the cover over the adjuster - it's the one behind it that I needed to open to fix the shifter).

[labill]

I tried rocking but nothing. It could be the cable. Any pics could help.

 

Thanks all

[frankd]

Does the clutch lever feel normal or does it pull in real easy? If it feels normal, then your clutch plates are probably sticking together. I used to have a DT-175 that used to do this real bad if it sat for a while. The 175 had a grannie low first gear, so what I used to do was start it in neutral, start the bike gliding down the hill in my drive way, pull the clutch in and slip it into first gear. Then when I rolled the throttle on and off a couple of times, it'd break free and be OK until it sat again. If your clutch lever feels normal, I'd pull the lever in and rock it back and forth aggressively. If you have a good hill nearby or a couple of people to push the bike and get it moving pretty good, you can try the slip it into first approach.

[MiCarl]

Ok, phone pictures not so good.

 

1st picture is the cover the clutch actuator is behind. Note the clutch cable coming in at top.

 

2nd picture is the lever and adjustment screw. There is a lock nut on the adjustment screw but the picture is fuzzy....... The clutch cable comes down from top center and engages with the arm.

 

You might pull the cover and see what's going on as you pull the clutch lever. If the lever behind the cover is moving you might have a problem with the adjustment.

[djh3]

If its cable actuated, I would check to see if movement is relative to clutch handle. Make sure when you pull handle the other end is moving as far as you think it should.

[labill]

Thanks for all the help. As soon as I get back from vacation I am going to check the clutch cable. The pics are a big help.

 

Again,

Thanks to all