Time for a new clutch rehash

Before I rip it apart this weekend any further advice form the
assembled multitude?

Chain and sprockets checked and are fine
Cush drive ok
Oil changed and exactly halfway up the sightglass
Clutch cable changed and adjusted as per Haynes BoL (2mm free play on
clutch lever)

The clutch is now lighter to operate but still graunches going into
gear. It's noticeably worse when the engine is cold. When going into
1st from a standstill the bike still jumps forward a bit and now
there's a tad more slack in the clutch cable it seems worse than it
did before. There was almost no free play in the old cable.

 

At a guess, either the mechanism that transfers the cable 'pull' to the
clutch rod 'push' is worn, or the basket's notched.

 

Have you tried _tightening_ the cable? If it's dragging like that, and
is worse with the "correct" adjustment, it might be worth giving it a
try. Clearly, if it then slips under power it's no good, but you may
be able to find a point at which it's neither dragging nor slipping to
any noticeable degree.

Gotta be worth a try, I reckon.

 

It has crossed what passes for my mind to give that a go. I didn't
want to knacker the thrust bearing by leaving it under load.

 

Tried it, not much difference. I tried to take the clutch cover off this
afternoon. 6 out of the 9 (or thereabouts) bolts came out easily 3 were
tight and one snapped off. At which ppoint I chickened out before I snapped
the other tight ones. Didn't take much pressure to snap it either. Literally
just using an 8mm socket on a screwdriver. I read somewhere on the
interwibble that Kawasakis have a positive neutral thingummy which can get
jammed up. It might explain the awful 1st to 2nd shift when the engine's
cold.


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