How to tell if your centrifugal clutch has gone bad 

Dude I'm dying rn lmfaooooo, "okay I'm on the 69 taco" dude I was damn near crying lmaoooo

Another really important sign. Take a goood long look at your springs. What causes failure 99.9% of the time in these clutches is the springs due to overheating. If you hold the sprocket end of the clutch and spin it back and forth with your other hand and you hear a screeching sound its your springs. When the springs fail the clutch will engage at a wayy lower RPM and it will bog or fully kill the engine at high speeds. This video is extremely helpful, one of, if not only video going in depth on different scenarios to help identify when its time to switch it out, so thanks! Worth noting- clutches are perfect for ON ROAD riding. They can suffice off roading and hill climbing if you have a jackshaft and have it geared low. The best thing you can do (if you plan to ride on road and off road) is get a torque converter! Perfect for low end torque and with a 10% overdrive will give you more top speed. The greatest thing about a torque converter is once youve got it all installed, and something breaks (90% of tbe time its the belt wearing out) you go on amazon and bam you got a new belt for 6 or so dollars. On the other hand cen clutches are cbeaper than everything - 20-30 dollars on amazon and it also includes a 40 series or 35 series chain. If youre tight on money by ALL means just get a clutch, they work great for 1-2 years and will work 2-4 hears if you lube up the bronze bearing every month. Thanks for the video and hopefully the info ive shared will help ppl!

This is the only vid out there that explain centrifugal failure. Nice vid

Excellent and informative post! Also when you are riding downhill and close the throttle, there may or may not be the (bearing) noise from the centrifugal clutch, but different noises from the CC will be reduced.

Mix a 50-50 mix of lucas high temp grease with atf and that will allow your clutch to work for 2 years longer... hope this tip helps someone. 👍

That is such a cool bike. This video has helped me diagnose the problem with my Go Cart.

This helped me so much bro thx this is exactly what i needed

So helpful been I knew my clutch was gone

Fantastic demo, thank you.

Actually that works better then most of those clutches I have seen. Most of the ones I have seen jusy get stuck and won't disengage.

This video helped me tremendously!!! We're 4 for 4 on the signs!!

Wow man thanks for the video I have every sign u mentions that my clutch is bad I will definitely will be ordering g a new one!!!

Thanks bro i appreciate the info but may i add something... when you ran the engine without the clutch & chain...of course its gunna not bog out on you theres no weight no tension no real work for it but usually when it does that ill clean up my sparkplug and it really helps but it happens rarely for me just check your sparkplug that may be your engines symptom🤙🤙🤙

I took my engine off my go kart and it runs perfectly fine at full throttle, but when I put it back onto my go kart it just sputters when I give it any throttle and then kills. I think it’s the clutch or chain but they’re both brand new.

Thanks much needed

I said the heck with all the disassembly cleaning and oiling and reassembling and carrying lubrications in my fanny pack for my minibiking adventures and explorations I embark upon, I came up with a whole new way of getting my power to the earth below my rubber tires. It’s not a torque converter either! Those are just as much work if not more than a clutch because they have more moving parts and a belt then u still have to have a chain and sprocket off that! No thanks. Plus I heard they’re made for girls bikes mainl hehehahahahe😝. I installed a kickstand under my bike that when it’s down my back tire is actually off of the earth maybe 25-30 mm, ( that’s even w me sitting firmly on my luxurious seat made from my moms old night gowns made from red silk, chaahching🏦💃🏼 idk what she wears now that I snagged it out of her top drawer but who cares haheha. Then I went to my neighbor billy who fixes tailpipes for ppl all day and night in his side yard and had him just attach the sprocket to the engine with this special type of welding he knows how to do that actually comes out of toothpaste tubes so now I just start it up while I sit on it and then thrust my tummy forward like I’m on a bucking bronco and the kickstand goes up my tire meets the earth and hang on tight cuz it pops a big wheelie right in front of my arch nemesis neighbor Jeremy across the street from my house and his super smoking hot sister Jessicahhh aah aahh Lynn and I’m off to the mooon ! Or at least to the park down the street where Jessicaahhh aah aahhh meets me to clean my spark plug off for me before my exploration takes way. Best mod I’ve ever made!#clutchesandtcssuckjermeysball

Quick question if you tight your chain and all and it still keeps falling is it because of the clutch?

Stop and add oil 30w right by the lock ring and sprocket. It is a brass bearing need oil every 30 minutes of riding ,a gravity feed drip oil will solve future problems if ur forgetful

Shii… no wonder my clutch be ringing like that bell all the time, like a dang lunch bell. XD

Dude its overload protection its ment to do that it may be old yes but its dying because your putting too much stress on the clutch

Thanks man I thought my engine was pinging

Very informative, thanks!

I thought my engine was knocking but that’s the same clunking noise it made, Gunna take clutch off and start it to see if it goes away

Good job

So if start my go kart and it takes off running without hitting the gas,i have a bad clutch? I put it on a jack stand and turned it on and it just keeps running.At this point im lost.

Mines make a grinding noise as well as the three you named

My cent clutch appears to be making a clanking noise even when just pedaling my Schwinn Meridian. Motor also bogs out sometimes and even stops completely. The clutch also appears to be pretty rusted despite it only being put on back in January. Maybe the guy who put the motor on for me found some other already-worn clutch cause he said he couldn't put on the one I gave him... Hmm..

Hi mate, is it typical for a centrifugal clutch to work really well until it heats up, because I start to hear the motor bogging out around 1.5 - 2 minutes from a cold start? Everything is well until then.

Thanks for uploading. I have a medium grade clutch on my mini bike. Fairy new, I’ve been having an issue with it overheating when I have the plastic cover on. Is there anyway to help keep it cool? I don’t really wanna run the risk of getting my leg caught in it either.

Thanks a lot of good information from your video 👍

Cool video

Just bought a newer doodlebug about to replace the clutch today. It has a real bad shake until I get up to full speed then it’s fine. And the clutch stays engaged and wants to take off while just sitting. Hopefully this will fix it

I just got a new clutch yesterday and have only ridden it yesterday and today. I oiled the shoes of the clutch these past 2 times i rode, and the bell i can see has a very shallow groove where the shoes are (less than a millimeter deep). Is that fine? I learned that i am supposed to just oil the bushing and not the shoes area, and when my clutch had no oil towards the end of today's riding, it was very strong and grabby like it originally was. Do you think that shallow groove is of any concern? or is that normal for a clutch to have a shallow groove like that? if not, is that a big problem?

Just confirmed my suspicions. Pickup up an old mini bike tonight that has all your symptoms.

Nice helped me figured it out

When I squeeze the throttle, my clutch will spark.

I bought an old go kart and swapped a brand new predator 212 onto it. The clutch that came with the old engine fits just fine but only engages at a higher rpm. After im done riding the clutch flings out a black oil or grease and sometimes starts to smoke and get very hot. I hope this isnt an issue because I believe that my clutch hasnt been used in a very long time. Does it just need some breaking in?

Why does my clutch loosen up while driving

Mine chatters, haven't noticed the bog, but haven't gotten to test it out.. my main thing is it chatters and jerks at a real rapid rate....

my go kart is doing this but it just wont go up a hill worth a damn, it has a 126 cc subaru robin motor

my colmen ct200u does not bog at full speed but when taking off its a little rough and shaky but i have not checked the clutch much

is there any high performance clutches if so where do i get them?

Where's the tach on that hog?

Does this go for torque converters as well

Mine keeps over heating it brand new and turn hot red

Good information yo know.

Can that make a grinding sounds and feel when you first take off

So mine engages a little bit late and then when you go full throttle you can feel it engaging and disengaging

Would my clutch be bad if it literally bent my dead axle wheel bolts? The bolts that attach to the wheel and to the sprocket that connects to the chain

i have a similar problem i have a predator 212 and the clutch goes on its own and screams as soon as it’s turned on is their a simple fix

The fact that you can rev it higher without the clutch on it doesn’t really say much, the engine doesn’t have a load on it, therefore it will behave differently

mine might be going out since the engine boggs out when i try to take off

Yeah bro its because I have a Murray track 2 with a predator 212 on it well originally my back tire comes with a huge a sprocket that covers most of my tire so I have a fast takeoff but no top speed okay I didn't have a problem with the clutch when I had the big sprocket it was smooth no ugly noise as soon as I put on a smaller size sprocket so I can go faster it starts making similar noises on the takeoff and before I'm waiting for throttle it has the ugly Shake 2 it as well I feel like it's the clutch but it's weird because when I put the big sprocket back on it doesn't do it I wonder wht this problem is I'm hoping it's just that I need a new clutch because I really don't want to put the big sprocket back on I want to keep it medium size so I can have takeoff and faster speed I just need to find some better forks with suspension by any chance do you have any advice about this problem

Put it on the clutch

I just like how the clutch is backwards

What does bogging out mean? And my bike i get to like 15 mph and it start jerking and wont go any faster is it my clutch? My sparkplug might be dirty too and i need a oil change but still why cant i go faster that 15 even tho mine goes 35 mph easy

Mine is engaging when idle what does that mean?

Hey bro,my minibike is pretty new.. for some reason it wont go no more,it starts but wont move do you know what it may be

Why when I turn on my 212cc predator motor it turns on and it turns off making a noice someone help

Yeah and that clutch is in the position to fly apart and funk you up!

So my clutch has been bad this whole time

What does it mean when it overheats ???

My clutch is sparking a little. Should I oil it. Or is it bolted on to tight?

where does the 46,000 hours figure come from?

My go kart wont go up hills unless im going full speed. Bad clutch?

Any suggestions on a type of clutch to get , mine is also doing the same

My clutch is brand new and I put it on with too much p,ay and it has all of those problems but is it bad if it makes a grinding noise

mine makes a hum noise that makes the clutch stop then shut the motor off unless ur reving it up

I dont think your clutch is supposed to come off that quick idk just bought a bike 🤣

So do u get a new clutch

my clutch i noticed i can push it inward and outward is that normal?

My clutch will lock up and then won’t spin the tire and the starter

Why does my go cart smoke

Is it normal for my oil to smell like gas