gs1000 clutch adjustment

[1983lux]

Hi all,

Just putting a 79 GS1000 back together. Feel like i might've gotten something wrong with the clutch. It was making a squealy noise when running, loosened off the clutch cable and it stopped. a bit squealy with clutch pulled in neutral. Not sure if I have the arm in the right position? Would love to see a short video of someone's clutch arm moving to see where it should be set to exactly.

Thanks for any help!

 

[chuck hahn]

Set the adjuster at the lever about middle of the threads.Twist the spline at the cover clockwise as far as it will go. Put the linkage on the spline facing straight back. Hook up cable and use the 10mm adjuster to adjust till the lever has about a 1/4 inch gap between the lever and the perch. Now squeeze the lever to see that you have clutch resistance. Now turn the 10mm adjuster at the cover till theres about 1/8 gap and lock down the 12mm jam nut. From here out you use the adjuster at the lever to get it as you want it

 

[1983lux]

Thanks Chuck, although I don’t think I’m getting what you mean by the gap between lever and the perch.

 

[Rob S.]

On my bike ('82 11E), the cable/arm angle is a little more acute.

 

[chuck hahn]

When the lever isnt squeezed it will fit flush to the perch...the bracket. When you squeeze lever theres a gap...... So adjust so that in a relaxed state theres a gap begore you feel it tense up and start actuating the clutch. I would remove the lower bracket and turn it out a tooth or two from that picture. More parallel to the seam on the cover

 

[Rob S.]

...remove the lower bracket and turn it out a tooth or two from that picture. More parallel to the seam on the cover

Like I said..........

 

[Big T]

Thanks Chuck, although I don’t think I’m getting what you mean by the gap between lever and the perch.

Take the arm off and move it counterclockwise two notches

 

[1983lux]

I can get it to reach one more notch out, but 2 notches and my cable won’t reach even with it adjusted for maximum slack

 

[chuck hahn]

Does your cable have the mid sheath adjuster or just the one down at the cover? You can turn the one at the cover almost all the way in. be sure the spline off the actuator at the cover is fully twisted clockwise too

 

[1983lux]

It’s got the mid sheath one, but had em both turned in tight. Seems that cable adjustment isn’t my issue with clutch sticking anyway, even turning the actuator with vice grips all the way the bike won’t roll with clutch pulled in gear. I e had clutch all apart and triple checked each piece. Only thing I can think of is steel plates had some slight corrosion I maybe should’ve wire wheeled off of there.

 

[chuck hahn]

Back up a bit. First off do you actually feel resistance when you squeeze the lever? If not then reset the middle sheath adjuster out a bit. You have to lengthen the sheath to start getting cable resistance. id bet if you used a cresent wrench and twisted the linkage coming out of the cover the wheel will turn. Set the bike on center stand and twist the linkage while trying to hand turn the wheel.

Looking down from above the linkage at the cover you need to twist CLOCKWISE to actuate the pressure plate and let the clutch loose

 

[chuck hahn]

Only other thing i can think of is the oil pump gear at the back of the clutch basket isnt engaged properly with the dogs on gear. I always stick the gear to the basket with a bit of grease to hold it in place, slide the basket on, then put the center bearings in. then twist the basket a little while looking at the gear. gear will also wiggle if its correct