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how to replace clutch?

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cowb0y

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Got a '80 GS1100L and while riding at 70mph, I started slowing down and was still in 5th. So I shifted through all gears as my bike rolled to a stop. It seems my clutch is gone. I adjusted it all the way out to get as much meat as I could and now hear a slight grinding sound. Any advice about replacement?
Thanks fellas
 
You need to get the cover off to see what the damage is... whatever it doesn't sound good....

Dan
 
Take the oil fill plug out and get your nose in there and take a whiff. If it stinks like a camp fire your plates are done.
 
If the fibers look like this youve found your problem...

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bonanzadave said:
If the fibers look like this youve found your problem...

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Wow!! I just replaced my fibres and they looked new compared to these "bald" babies! I probably could have just put springs in mine but replaced the fibers anyway. Curious to find out the verdict for Cowboy.
 
This is why it is important to give as much info as possible ! Good luck, if it is "G" shaft drive you have the tipical wheel spline failure
 
It is a chain drive. I am unable to get to me bike until this weekend, but will take a whift after oil plug is removed to double check. Any advice on parts? Whats the difference between replacing springs verses the fibes? This is my daily communter, so I want to do it right with quality parts.
:rolleyes:
 
Even a badly worn clutch like the one in the pic above should still move. And it can take thousands of miles from when you first notice a slipping clutch until the bike can no longer move forward. It sounds like something else is wrong...
 
Just replaced the clutch on a gs1150ef and took all of 45 min. just have gasket just in case and soaking the fibers for over an hour or over night in oil is a must . My clutch would not hold in 5th gear but 1 2 3 4 no prob.
 
What else could stop my forward momentum? There are no metal on metal sounds or the like. Engine sounds the same, except the grinding when I release the clutch now that I have got all the meat I possibly can. What would make the gears not engage and not make any sound? I dont even know where to start looking.
:-?
 
Pull the clutch cover. I bet your gear on the back of the clutch hub has come undone. If things don't look too bad in there I have one that is usable.
 
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