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Another clutch not working

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rustybronco said:
I take it you found a place to paint it?
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Yes sir I did. My neighbor and I were chattin over the fence and he recommended a local fella not listed. I went and saw his work and we hammered out a price. He's not cheap but decided it was worth it to me to get it done all the way. Pic of my refurb'd seat is over in the appearance forum where I'll post the rest of my tins when I get em back in about a month.
 
cberkeley said:
I'm fixing to do a clutch job on my GS650GL. Should I order just the eight friction disks and new springs or do the steel disks need replacing too. I have not looked inside as yet so I have no idea what to expect. The clutch works fine but but disengages just as I pull on the lever so I am expecting some plate wear.
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Word is it's pretty rare to have to replace the steel discs. I'd just order the friction discs (and springs probably), clean off the steel discs with a solvent and some steel wool, and see how it works.
 
cberkeley said:
I'm fixing to do a clutch job on my GS650GL. Should I order just the eight friction disks and new springs or do the steel disks need replacing too. I have not looked inside as yet so I have no idea what to expect. The clutch works fine but but disengages just as I pull on the lever so I am expecting some plate wear.
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Have a look at the steel plates first, usually they don't need to be replaced, unless the clutch was either abused, or run for an extended period when slipping was present, which overheats the plates warping them. If the faces of the steel plates are blue, then they are junk. If they are blue, they are probably also warped. I had 17K on my clutch, and while it would slip badly above 8000 rpm's, the steel discs were fine. I added Barnett friction plates, and a fresh set of Suzuki OEM springs.
 
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