OK 1997 RM 125 POS, clutch drug from day 1. Playing with ajustment does nothing. Even if you preload the cable the clutch still won't fully disengage, then and now.
First thing I did was play with the cable. Then, I filed down the outer basket (notches farily deep). While I had it apart, I measure springs and fibers. They all fell within spec, except the steel plates which I didn't measure since I didn't have glass handy. None were blue anyway. So when I had it apart the first time, I broke the inner hub since I didn't have the right tool. Got another inner basket and tightened it with a friend's impact gun.
No good. So I order up a PE billet outer basket. Armed with my own compressor (this time I didn't have to load the bike up apart and take it to my freinds!) I give it a shot.
No good. Take apart the perch and find the brass is worn badly so I get a new perch and lever.
No good. I take it apart again and find 3 steel plates burned moderatly blue. I measure the springs and fibers again and they are OK. I just picked up new fibers and steels (don't feel like making 2 trips), dipped them in ATF and just put them in.
Still no good. I fiddled with the cable and it still drags so bad that I can't put the bike in nuetral from first. Again, no amount of adjustment will release the plates. It's acting like theres in an extra pair of plates in there (7 steels, 8 fibers had to reuse one old fiber disc).
So all thats left is a new cable or perhaps the pawl in the cover that moves the pressure plate. Or is there something funky about the 97 RM that I'm not aware of?
First thing I did was play with the cable. Then, I filed down the outer basket (notches farily deep). While I had it apart, I measure springs and fibers. They all fell within spec, except the steel plates which I didn't measure since I didn't have glass handy. None were blue anyway. So when I had it apart the first time, I broke the inner hub since I didn't have the right tool. Got another inner basket and tightened it with a friend's impact gun.
No good. So I order up a PE billet outer basket. Armed with my own compressor (this time I didn't have to load the bike up apart and take it to my freinds!) I give it a shot.
No good. Take apart the perch and find the brass is worn badly so I get a new perch and lever.
No good. I take it apart again and find 3 steel plates burned moderatly blue. I measure the springs and fibers again and they are OK. I just picked up new fibers and steels (don't feel like making 2 trips), dipped them in ATF and just put them in.
Still no good. I fiddled with the cable and it still drags so bad that I can't put the bike in nuetral from first. Again, no amount of adjustment will release the plates. It's acting like theres in an extra pair of plates in there (7 steels, 8 fibers had to reuse one old fiber disc).
So all thats left is a new cable or perhaps the pawl in the cover that moves the pressure plate. Or is there something funky about the 97 RM that I'm not aware of?