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Clutch issues on a 82' XJ 550 Maxim

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by KianD, May 20, 2025.

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  1. KianD

    KianD New Member

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    My clutch has been toast for a while and I finally decided to replace it. Everything went smoothly on the disassembly and reassembly of the plates however, I'm having issues adjusting the throw out bearing rod clutch releaser thing (the arm that attaches to the clutch cable and actuates the clutch). When I went to go test ride it I started it like normal but when I put it in first the engine loaded and almost stalled so its definitely dragging. The weird part is that when I started riding it at higher rpms (anything past 5k) it started to slip an cause my revs to jump. I'm very confused as I don't know how it can be dragging and slipping at once. Anyone else have anything like this happen?
     
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    Rooster53 Well-Known Member Premium Member

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    Did you follow the guide by Bigfitz even though the pictures are missing?

    Were just the friction plates replaced and did you presoak the friction plates?

    Here is a pic of the lever, and when pushed by hand it should stop as pictured

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