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Clutch plates

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Yoshi823:
On my old black/green commuter 550F1 I had a slipping clutch. Luckily I had some spare plates for the blue 550F2 that came with the bike, so I used them. Strangely though, the new ones were the same thickness as the old ones, which I still have. But the new ones worked a treat, &, together with some washers that I used to preload the springs, worked very well. There was no grabbiness or abruptness to the 550 operation...as has been said, maybe it was a 500F function.

matthewmosse:
500 has a rather different clutch mechanism to the 550, and in my expirience although it had issues with slipping, I still prefer the 500 version having had a few problems with the 550 system- but that is probably down to running bottom of the markett bikes as cheap transport, it's something of a surprise to me to see the old bikes I got into as cheap wheels becomming 'classics' and not altogether entierly welcome in some repects, spares have in some cases rocketted in price, calipers mudguards etc.

florence:
Matthewmosse, I agree, this used to be a very cheap bike to run and still is mostly.  I have had the same clutch plates in for fifteen years and very little adjustment has been needed.  The plates do not wear out.  I have often thought that I will try pre-loading the springs as mine is a bit slippy but I have never been bothered to get a gasket and take the side cover off. 

On the american forum several people seem to have found that different oils affect the clutch operation so it may be worth having a look there.

 

matthewmosse:
cheap comma oil the cluch doth not like at all...........

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