Kicks like a mule By blu (Read 460 times)

[blu]

At low speed my scooter kicks like a mule.  It doesn't have to be under load, just creeping along at 5mph it will kick and buck like crazy.  No problems about 10 or 15 mph.  I can't help but think something can be done to smooth it out.  Alley (where is Alley, BTW?) said there was probably some glazing somewhere.  I haven't looked at it yet, just wondering if anyone knows why it's doing that.  Would a new belt solve the problem?

[thecableguy]

If you are trying to drive slowly enough that the clutch isn't engaging fully, yeah, your clutch pads and bell may be glazed up. Pull the bell off and take a look, take some fine sandpaper to take the glaze off.

And try not to drive at that speed, you wouldn't try to drive a manual trans car with the clutch half depressed, would you? Except here you control the clutch with the throttle...

[blu]

Thanks. I cruise the beaches and parks, and many times I'm at walking speed. Sucks that I can't go slow! GO FASTER!!!!

[thecableguy]

Some lighter clutch springs might help that. As the clutch spins, at low revs the clutch springs resist the centripetal force and keep the clutch disengaged. As you rev higher, the springs lose the battle and the weighted clutch pads engage. Lighter springs should lower the rpms that the clutch engages at...

[cyborg]

Cable guy is correct if that is the problem,,that is the most likely situation or it may be a carb issue

[blu]

The last couple days it has been smooth, even at walking speed. The humidity here is through the roof with tropical storm Colin moving through. I'm thinking the humidity is acting as a lubricant just enough. That's all I can figure, nothing else has changed.