Clutch problem solved... By mapbike (Read 1,590 times)

[mapbike]

Since my scooter was new just a little over 800 miles ago I have had an issue with my clutch not working good after it got hot, my scoot was very sluggish taking off as if it were a motorcycle trying to take off in 2nd or 3rd gear, yesterday I was doing some experimental tuning on my variator and desided to pull the clutch off and see if I could find a problem with it, well..........I did GREASE, GREASE & MORE GREASE......all inside the clutch bell and on the friction pads, the inner roller bearing had a huge gob of really nasty low grade looking grease between it and the outer sealed bearing and it had worked it's way out and into the clutch bell and all I can figure is that when the clutch got hot the grease would thin out and oooooozzzz down the edge of the bell and between the pads on clutch shoes, I cleaned all the old grease off everything with brake cleaner and some carb. cleaner and then put the correct amount of a super high heat Super tacky industrial (PEAK) grease back on the roller bearing, put it together and been riding it around the house and put about 12-15 miles on it since the cleaning and regreasing and so far it is working flawlessly, engaging solid hot or cold just as it should.

So, if your scooter starts feeling like it is taking off in a high gear and not engaging and taking off like it should you may give the clutch a look over and pull the bell off and see if it has grease in it and on the shoes, yea haw I'm so glad to have this issue resolved it was really bugging me. ;D ;D

[Bashan]

Great, I seem to remember you had figured out it was something to do with the clutch since you had replaced your variator and checked your belt. That's one we can all learn from, thanks! Rich