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CB350/400 / HELP! Clutch not disengaging! CB400F
« on: August 07, 2022, 10:26:25 AM »
Hi All,
Just come to the end of my CB400F cafe racer build. I’m having trouble with the clutch.
The clutch is not disengaging. The bike starts perfectly fine when in neutral.
If I try and start engine whilst in gear whilst pressing clutch lever, the bike jumps forward as if the clutch isn’t pressed.
When bike is in gear with engine OFF, I rock the bike backwards and forward the back wheel is engaged with engine, there is no difference if clutch is pressed or not.
Kickstart will not engage either, it springs back into position, but it won’t engage properly to turn the engine over. Only tried kickstart when in neutral. Maybe this is related?
The engine has been stood dry for the past year whilst building the bike.
I did remove and refit the internal kickstart mechanism as it fell out when I took engine case off for refurb.
I have adjusted clutch cable so that it reaches max leverage on clutch arm, therefore clutch should definitely be disengaged.
Any things I can try before I start disassembling?
Any help would be appriciated!
Cheers,
Sam
Just come to the end of my CB400F cafe racer build. I’m having trouble with the clutch.
The clutch is not disengaging. The bike starts perfectly fine when in neutral.
If I try and start engine whilst in gear whilst pressing clutch lever, the bike jumps forward as if the clutch isn’t pressed.
When bike is in gear with engine OFF, I rock the bike backwards and forward the back wheel is engaged with engine, there is no difference if clutch is pressed or not.
Kickstart will not engage either, it springs back into position, but it won’t engage properly to turn the engine over. Only tried kickstart when in neutral. Maybe this is related?
The engine has been stood dry for the past year whilst building the bike.
I did remove and refit the internal kickstart mechanism as it fell out when I took engine case off for refurb.
I have adjusted clutch cable so that it reaches max leverage on clutch arm, therefore clutch should definitely be disengaged.
Any things I can try before I start disassembling?
Any help would be appriciated!
Cheers,
Sam