sticky clutch plates

[daviid]

Today i put on a new chain and front sprocket on one of my bikes. and when i pull the clutch in, its EXTREMLY difficult to spin the rear wheel. In neutral its fine. I even went as far as removing the rear caliper and loosening the rear axle nut (and i didnt go superman on it either) just to eliminate those definitely.

i pulled the clutch basket out and every single friction and steel plate is reallly sticky. doesnt have the coated in oil feel. more like a glue. with all the disks out it rotates just fine in gear. put a few in, same thing, once i get about halfway it starts tensing up. it pretty much locks up once i get the Pressure? plate on. Ive adjusted the clutch cable so that it was definitely pulling the clutch out and yet no change.

If it matters my shop hasnt been heated this winter and im using Rotella 15w40 for oil

[Danz19899]

I'm pretty sure my roommates bike has the same thing going on, i havnt taken the time to eliminate the rear brake yet tho.

[Omahastylin16]

rotella in cold weather pours like honey, so it wouldnt surprise me at all to see your clutch plates stick.

it took me forever to do an oil change on my truck outdoors last week, that stuff does not want to pour

[wiggeywackyo]

Yup, I've had the same issue before. I actually thought it might have been the new levers I had gotten but then I found that the clutch cable had frayed. After I swapped that out it was still binding but I wanted to go for a ride so I warmed it up. I stalled it out on the way out and rolled it and noticed that the binding was gone.

[CBR929RE]

15w40 sounds heavy but depends on the bike also. what bike?

[butcher bergs]

^^
SV650



Rotella 15w-40 is like golden heaven in a bottle.....until the temps drop below 50 or your bike sits for a while.