Thanks for the video, Dale. I've taken the liberty of emailing a pic I 've just taken of a page from my Kawasaki F3 manual. It basically confirms what you say about the measurement location. 18mm at the joint would be crazy.
And the 1971 TS 50 j , bring back memories , thanks . I will tell my story , went for my motor cycle licence , on the way to the Cop Shop , bang the clutch cable broke . that's ok it only a 50cc bike , just push it forward and jamb it into 1st . it will be ok !! then a trip around ( see if you know where this is TAKAPUNA NZ ) Cop asked me to do a hill start !! well it worked for the hill start !!, 50 years ago , Still doing fast rides full send !!! Thanks for your postings
I like to position the slotted adjusting sleeve at the handle perch down and rearward to help keep weather and road crap from washing right onto and into the cable. Helps avoid grit and corrosion. Usually it can be positiond just right to maintain that vital cable freeplay. Good vid. Thanx
Great stuff MR Dale, Do you have any videos on Honda MT’s I would really like to get your thoughts on the workings of that bike as I have one with a fairly tight clutch lever, with all the adjustments to max free play Thanks
Hi Mark, no I don't have anything on the Honda MT. I did just acquire a CR250, they are built the same. This will be coming up soon. I have not had time yet to tinker with it but I would think the same procedure should be close for your adjustment.
On the Yamaha 125 you will end (the last one installed) with a steel plate before installing the clutch cover. The rubber cushions go on the outside of the fiber plates. Otherwise, you put a steel on then a rubber cushion, then the fiber goes in, then another steel.
Paul I am not familiar with the TF185, that's a little bit newer of a bike than I work on. But normally you adjust the clutches the same on most bikes. Down till it touches, back off half turn, adjust your cable at the handlebars and your done.
That is exactly what it should do. I have not worked on a DT175, but if it has the steel ball between the clutch actuator and the rod like the earlier CT175s then it may be missing the ball if you cannot get it to adjust. But there again, I am not familiar with that model.
Hey Robert, you know I have never worked on the 74 models, I have seen several, but the 73 is the newest Yamaha enduro that I have worked on. I know there are many differences but not sure if the clutch is one of them. Wish I could give you a, for sure answer.
