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XJ650RJ clutch question

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by to the max, Jun 6, 2022.

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    With the bike on the center stand and in first gear… if I pull in the clutch should I be able to stop the rear tire with my hand or will there still be some torque on it?

    I think I’m getting a lot more of a CLUNK than I should be when I shift gears… which is what has made me start looking into this.

    Well. I thought to leave the bike on the ground and with the clutch pulled in it doesn’t want to still take off so I guess it’s disengaging.

    nearly 50k miles on it now so it’s probably needing some clutch work and a new cable
     
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    Not sure to be honest. But you could put the bike in gear with the engine off and then try and rotate the back wheel with the clutch lever pulled in and then with the lever released. See if there is any difference?


    When the engine is running the wheel will spin in neural due to the torque converter effect l understand. If the clutch is fully disengaging you should be able to stop the wheel l think. I have not tried it though.
     
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    Yeah.. I was thinking the same thing about it having some kind of fluid coupling going on because there is considerable force still there with the tire off the ground but it doesn’t stall the engine with the tire on the ground

    with the engine off and in gear, with the clutch pulled in the wheel does not spin freely by hand
     
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    Your clutch friction plates could be fine. Worth checking the selector claws etc first. Is your oil lever correct?
     
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    You should be able to stop the rear wheel with the clutch lever pulled in, but please don't use your hand to do it. Use the rear brake. A light dab and she'll stop.

    The oil between the clutch plates will cause the rear wheel to spin while the bike is on the stand with the engine running.
     
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