What could be the culprit?

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  1. supertex

    supertex New Member

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    Rode the bike '87 F2 to work on Sun. Bike rode perfect the whole trip, but when hopping on in the middle of the day to grab some lunch it started feeling like the clutch was slipping a bit. You know, like in neutral it made a little cycling noise and each time I shifted up or down it made the same noise sitting in each gear. It always pulled and grabbed but never seemed fully in. I rode it home that night without incident, all be it with some of the same feeling. I took my truck on Mon thinking I would look at it on my day off. When I went to check it out on Tues, nothing. No noise. No miss. Didn't have time to take it out and warm it up on the rode to attempt to recreate.

    Any guesses? All fluids are present and accounted for btw.
     
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    Try not working on Sunday, see if that helps.
     
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    Clutch slave could be sticking?? May be time for a rebuild..
     
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    Thinking an inspection of the the clutch and basket is in order just to be on the safe side.
     
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    That would definitely help I'm thinking. :sick:
     
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    I know I should know this already but I'm having a senior moment. Is the clutch a wet or dry?
     
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    Must be a side effect of Sunday work but why leaving out of your options the damp clutch? :tongue:
     
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    Anything I should be looking for? I've yet to do any clutch work on either bike.
     
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    I would say maybe shift dogs are wearing but you said it stopped. Carbs were temporarily out of balance for some reason and then went back in?
    Moisture in spark plugs or wires that burned off? Hard to say if it went away.
     
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    It's a WET Clutch.
    I would rebuild the slave and clean the gook out of the master cyl before dissassembling clutch.
     
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    With TOE nearby and willing to help sort out problems, no one from Sacamentalville has any reason to have any unresolved problem with a VFR.

    Engine rebuilds around there cost parts + 2 cases of Corona, i hear as long as 8 out of 10 fingers will do the job.
     
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    Thanks

    I decided long ago I would attempt any of my own work before running to Toe. Don't want him to think I'm only interested in his mind. lol Didn't know he lost another finger.

    Could the shift dogs performance change with temperature?
     
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    Shoudn't, that was just a shot in the dark, worn dogs can make for sloppy shifts but should not be temp dependent.
     
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    Back in the day, a Tuesday, Barnett used to make their friction plates very thin where they contacted the fingers on the basket causing grooves that would make the plates hang up. I would want to inspect for wear to the basket and given the noise as described checking for damage to plates and inspect the bearing in the pressure plate.
     
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