Sportbike Track Gear
Results 1 to 4 of 4

Question about clutch cable adjustment

This is a discussion on Question about clutch cable adjustment within the R6 Maintenance & Technical forums, part of the Yamaha R6 category; My cousins 09 r6 is having weird clutch issues. Basically what's happening is the clutch feels so lose to the ...

  1. 08-23-2011, 01:59 PM #1
    05RavenR6
    05RavenR6 is offline
    Powerful!! 05RavenR6's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Brooklyn
    Posts
    557
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default Question about clutch cable adjustment

    My cousins 09 r6 is having weird clutch issues. Basically what's happening is the clutch feels so lose to the point where it's not even really engaging into gear and just seems like it's slipping. I fixed it last time with the adjustment dial on the clip ons. My cousin just called me saying it happened again but there's no play left to adjust thru the dial on the perch. Is there an easy way to adjust the cable to tighten it up?

    Fear the mighty R6Live Shitstorm!!!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 08-23-2011, 02:48 PM #2
    dzuyd
    dzuyd is offline
    :D dzuyd's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Posts
    8,403
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default Re: Question about clutch cable adjustment

    there should be adjustment dials located on the other side of the cables, but it sounds like a bigger problem to me. Worn cables? is he riding the clutch a lot? whoolies?
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 08-23-2011, 02:57 PM #3
    05RavenR6
    05RavenR6 is offline
    Powerful!! 05RavenR6's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Brooklyn
    Posts
    557
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default Re: Question about clutch cable adjustment

    He is kinda new to riding so he's not that easy on the clutch but not terrible either. The bike has less than 3k miles on it
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 09-09-2011, 02:46 PM #4
    SHAZZAM
    SHAZZAM is offline
    n00b
    Join Date
    Sep 2011
    Posts
    8
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default Re: Question about clutch cable adjustment

    Make sure the lever has some free play at the top by the perch. If the lever is being held tight to the perch the clutch is being held open and will slip and burn it up.

    If you don't have enough adjustment at the top there are 2 12mm nuts at the bottom by the actuator lever that can also be adjusted.

    If there is free play in the lever and the clutch is still slipping you probably need to open up the clutch and see what is going on. Look for burn steel plates or cracked and fractured fiber plates. Once I found a machining burr on a new pressure plate that wasn't allowing the clutch pack to be compressed and thus wouldn't engage.

    Good luck
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules