My clutch sprocket has no resistance?!?!

[jrock4]

when i pull my clutch lever it wont reload.. Is there a spring that needs replacing or am i missing something?? The clutch will not disengage.. i just bought it this past weekend.. Thanks for your help..

[JEEPRUSTY]

when i pull my clutch lever it wont reload.. Is there a spring that needs replacing or am i missing something?? The clutch will not disengage.. i just bought it this past weekend.. Thanks for your help..

Does it re-enage after sitting a bit? Check and lube the cable.

Check the routing and lube it up.

[Nessism]

when i pull my clutch lever it wont reload.. Is there a spring that needs replacing or am i missing something?? The clutch will not disengage.. i just bought it this past weekend.. Thanks for your help..

I've been reading this again and again, along with your title, and I have no idea what you are referring to.

Wont reload? Clutch sprocket has no resistance?

What is a "clutch sprocket"?

Please explain with more detail, using better terminology, so we can offer some suggestions.

[JEEPRUSTY]

lube your cable then we can move on.
We can then remove all possible issues that way.
The cable may be binding due to being dried up inside or due to being improperly routed.

Do this first then come back.

[Nessism]

lube your cable then we can move on.
We can then remove all possible issues that way.
The cable may be binding due to being dried up inside or due to being improperly routed.

Do this first then come back.

If the cable is that bad it should be replaced.

[Steve]

Sounds like the release mechanism isn't set right.

Pull the cover that is beside the left footpeg, check the adjustment of the release mechanism. If you need to adjust it, I think there are three places where adjustments are possible. Adjust the wheel at the lever for maximum play. Also adjust the one in the middle of the cable for maximum play. Finally, adjust the cam under the cover by the footpeg, your manual will tell you how much play to leave there. Do any fine-tuning with the other adjustments.

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[jrock4]

Thaanks a ton for the advice.. it isnt the cable ive taken the cable off and examined it and such and it pushes the lever back and forth just if i pull the clutch in the handle stays in until i push it back.. and starting the engine in nuetral even if the clutch handle is pulled in it doesnt engage the clutch.. here is a pic i found online of the sprocket or lever or whatever you might call it that no longer offers any pull on my clutch cable.. hope thats a lil better I suck at explaining things.. Thanks

[Nessism]

Good god man, what kind of motorcycle are we talking about? That photo shows some late model bike, not a GS.

Someone took off the clutch cover and botched up the re-installation. The clutch release mechanism might not be properly installed. Or maybe the clutch is missing entirely. Who knows. Time to get yourself a manual.

[jrock4]

I was riding when it came loose so its not a reinstall problem.. the pic is of a newer kawasaki i was just using it to show the part.. Thanks for all your help ill try to figure it out!

[cowboyup3371]

If you want help from us you really need to show us a picture of the bike you are referring to. That way we can see if something is off or not.

[Big T]

Something stripped if it happened while he was riding

The 650 uses a rack on the right side, like the GS 1000

http://www.beavertonmotorcycles.com/fiche_section_detail.asp?section=94355&category=Motorcycles&make=SUZUKI&year=1981&fveh=2128

That's what he was trying to show with that pick, not a pushrod like the 750

So, go to the "arm" (the horizontal part that the clutch cable attaches to). Can you rotate it clockwise (from above)

[Guest]

Pull the lever off the splines on the top of the clutch cover and see if it is stripped as suggested. It may of also of become loose and moved on it's own.
I don't think you could break all the clutch springs at once or ground all the fibers down.

[jrock4]

thanks for all the help!! I took the cover off and didnt see anything wrong.. the I realized what i think happened...when i had taken the lever off the arm to put it at a better pull angle I had somehow over rotated the "arm" and it had somehow lost grip with the pull pin that pulls the whole clutch out.. (if that makes any sense??) Now i just need to find somewhere to but the gasket i just screwed up... any ideas???? THanks soo much!!

[Nessism]

I've made gaskets like that before using auto parts store gasket paper. Trace out the pattern, punch the holes with a paper hole punch, and cut out the shape with scissors and an xacto.

[Big T]

Or, order a gasket from your local dealer

That's what I do