Believe I found the Smoking Gun for slipping clutch on R50! See Pics
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 10:33 pm
I experienced a slipping clutch recently with oil on the lower "shelf" and was expecting the worst: Possibly a leaky main seal caused by Blow-by from too large a piston ring gap etc...
First, I decided to remove the transmission and clutch for an inspection.
Gladly, I was able to take off the transmission without removing lower engine mounts, but I had to remove the pins for the rear swing arm and take off the rear fender and rear brake linkage.
Well this is what I found (See pics). Looks like oil was running along the clutch rod and working its way through the clutch friction plate.
I am hoping that a new felt for the clutch rod and thrust seal will fix the problem.
If it is the rear bearing seal of the input shaft, is it difficult to change that seal? Do I need to crack the transmission open? The transmission is the only place I haven't gone into on the bike...
If anyone has any more to add, it would be appreciated!
Thanks
Henry
First, I decided to remove the transmission and clutch for an inspection.
Gladly, I was able to take off the transmission without removing lower engine mounts, but I had to remove the pins for the rear swing arm and take off the rear fender and rear brake linkage.
Well this is what I found (See pics). Looks like oil was running along the clutch rod and working its way through the clutch friction plate.
I am hoping that a new felt for the clutch rod and thrust seal will fix the problem.
If it is the rear bearing seal of the input shaft, is it difficult to change that seal? Do I need to crack the transmission open? The transmission is the only place I haven't gone into on the bike...
If anyone has any more to add, it would be appreciated!
Thanks
Henry