Guys I'll reprint a question I posted on the Paso forum as I'm after additional feedback from you guys. I originally posted on the Paso forum as my bike is an 89 900SS and as such the clutch is more in common with the 906 Paso than the 91 on SS's. Having said that the reasons for my problem should be generic and I'm sure someone has experienced something similar and there seem to be far more opinions expressed here that say Paso.org (good or bad).
For those that don't know the main difference from my clutch to later models is the slave is in the cover on the right side so actuates pretty much in mirror image to you guys. So all I have is basket, hub, plates and a pressed steel pressure plate with the springs on the underside or engine side and the slave actuates on the outer side of this steel plate.
So here's my problem:-
I had noticed before winter and the last couple of early winter rides that my clutch started playing up a bit.
A couple of times it remained disengaged after releasing the lever so not sure if the master was sticking or the slave. Second pull and was normally right and onyl happened a handful of times. I suspected the slave on that occasion (but haven't touched) as the master is a reasonably new and buy all accounts good condition remote res version with the large pivot pin like early SBK's and I think later injected SS's and ST's.
Last couple of times I rode before pulling front end apart I noticed it was a bit notchier when engaging first but didn't really think anything of it. When front was apart I pulled the clutch cover removed all the plates and blew out all the dust. Looked at plates but didn't touch and put back in in same order ( apart from maybe turning back to front the odd friction and steel plate but not the outside thick one).
Now bike is back on road the clutch is worse. No leaks but harder to get into first and creeps a little. Sometimes stalls at lights when you miss neutral from second and get first at low revs. Used to find neutral fine but hard now overshooting from both first and second. Also hard to change down on the move sometimes. Up shifts still fine and no jumping out of gear or anythign else strange.
Initially thought it time to look at new plates but then realised that worn plates would create slip which is not happening.
So my suspects would appear to be either the master or the slave but neither appear to leak. Also given the slave will surely be much older than the master I thinking that. Would it likely be crud in there somewhere stopping the slave from extending to correct depth. This is my next path of investigation but any ideas to help speed the diagnosis.
Also on the subject given the differences between new and old clutches what the best option as far as getting updated/new clutch plates and say springs for the older clutches.
For those that don't know the main difference from my clutch to later models is the slave is in the cover on the right side so actuates pretty much in mirror image to you guys. So all I have is basket, hub, plates and a pressed steel pressure plate with the springs on the underside or engine side and the slave actuates on the outer side of this steel plate.
So here's my problem:-
I had noticed before winter and the last couple of early winter rides that my clutch started playing up a bit.
A couple of times it remained disengaged after releasing the lever so not sure if the master was sticking or the slave. Second pull and was normally right and onyl happened a handful of times. I suspected the slave on that occasion (but haven't touched) as the master is a reasonably new and buy all accounts good condition remote res version with the large pivot pin like early SBK's and I think later injected SS's and ST's.
Last couple of times I rode before pulling front end apart I noticed it was a bit notchier when engaging first but didn't really think anything of it. When front was apart I pulled the clutch cover removed all the plates and blew out all the dust. Looked at plates but didn't touch and put back in in same order ( apart from maybe turning back to front the odd friction and steel plate but not the outside thick one).
Now bike is back on road the clutch is worse. No leaks but harder to get into first and creeps a little. Sometimes stalls at lights when you miss neutral from second and get first at low revs. Used to find neutral fine but hard now overshooting from both first and second. Also hard to change down on the move sometimes. Up shifts still fine and no jumping out of gear or anythign else strange.
Initially thought it time to look at new plates but then realised that worn plates would create slip which is not happening.
So my suspects would appear to be either the master or the slave but neither appear to leak. Also given the slave will surely be much older than the master I thinking that. Would it likely be crud in there somewhere stopping the slave from extending to correct depth. This is my next path of investigation but any ideas to help speed the diagnosis.
Also on the subject given the differences between new and old clutches what the best option as far as getting updated/new clutch plates and say springs for the older clutches.