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#7669 Helmut (User) If you can't be young be immature Expert Boarder Posts: 421 06 With overheated clutch 5 Years, 10 Months ago   Hi All Just wondering if anyone has experienced a severe clutch overheat in stop and go traffic? My 06 Silverado did just that. I was 10 mins in the traffic when the clutch stopped working and the bike kept trying to take off on it's own. After I got moving again out of the traffic the clutch worked but just doesnt feel right. I will be going to dealer but I expect some run around. SO I am hoping someone here could give me some possible insite to this issue. The bike only has 1500 miles on it. Thanks   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #7673 Musky (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 15137 Re:06 With overheated clutch 5 Years, 10 Months ago   Is it adjusted correctly? Pretty sure there should be about 1/16th inch at the lever gap for free play. I had this problem on a different bike and after going to 20/50 synthetic oil it never happened again.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #7677 Helmut (User) If you can't be young be immature Expert Boarder Posts: 421 Re:06 With overheated clutch 5 Years, 10 Months ago   There was not much free play from the start. Now about 3/8&quot; to 1/2&quot;   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #7678 King#1 (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 66 Re:06 With overheated clutch 5 Years, 10 Months ago   You should only have about 1/16th&quot; to 1/8th&quot; at the lever as Musky said. You should check to see that the clutch cable is not binding. The small amount of free play should be enough to alow the clutch to engage completely. If the cable is getting hung up this will cause the clutch to slip as it is not engaged fully. You may want to lube the inside of the cable with a few drops of light wieght oil. I use gun oil. It is very light and lasts for quite some time. Hope this helps............Gary   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #7680 Ole (User) ^ Redneck ^ Gold Boarder Posts: 967 Re:06 With overheated clutch 5 Years, 10 Months ago   Hi All, New to the board. Been reading for a while now and have found lot's of good info. Did the stage one on the pipes, AIS removal and fuel pump re-lo on my '05. Thanks for the help everyone. About the clutch. I've noticed that when my bike gets hot there is more play in the lever and the pull seems lighter. When it cools off the play goes back to about 1/8th inch and pull goes back to what it was cold. Should the adjustment be set when hot? Does going to 20/50 synth, like Musky did, get rid of it? Thanks, Jeff Ramsey, MN   Logged     2005 Silverado Chopped KZ   The administrator has disabled public write access. #7698 DocShadow (Admin) Hmmmm .... send beer Admin Posts: 17615 Re:06 With overheated clutch 5 Years, 10 Months ago   jso2267 wrote: About the clutch. I've noticed that when my bike gets hot there is more play in the lever and the pull seems lighter. When it cools off the play goes back to about 1/8th inch and pull goes back to what it was cold. Should the adjustment be set when hot? Does going to 20/50 synth, like Musky did, get rid of it? No. Yours sounds OK. Mine just barely touches when cold but there's quite a bit of space when fully warmed up. Doc   Logged     My Bike Website   The administrator has disabled public write access. #7782 Helmut (User) If you can't be young be immature Expert Boarder Posts: 421 Re:06 With overheated clutch 5 Years, 10 Months ago   King#1 wrote: You should only have about 1/16th&quot; to 1/8th&quot; at the lever as Musky said. You should check to see that the clutch cable is not binding. The small amount of free play should be enough to alow the clutch to engage completely. If the cable is getting hung up this will cause the clutch to slip as it is not engaged fully. You may want to lube the inside of the cable with a few drops of light wieght oil. I use gun oil. It is very light and lasts for quite some time. Hope this helps............Gary Yup you were right. The dealer said the cable was routed wrong right from the factory. From what I saw it would be very hard to have detected it during the PDI.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #7787 vegasdave (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1158 Re:06 With overheated clutch 5 Years, 10 Months ago   Helmut wrote: King#1 wrote: You should only have about 1/16th&quot; to 1/8th&quot; at the lever as Musky said. You should check to see that the clutch cable is not binding. The small amount of free play should be enough to alow the clutch to engage completely. If the cable is getting hung up this will cause the clutch to slip as it is not engaged fully. You may want to lube the inside of the cable with a few drops of light wieght oil. I use gun oil. It is very light and lasts for quite some time. Hope this helps............Gary Yup you were right. The dealer said the cable was routed wrong right from the factory. From what I saw it would be very hard to have detected it during the PDI. Guy at the factory probley had a english Manual and did the best he could <br><br>Post edited by: DocShadow, at: 2006/07/27 07:38   Logged     If Your Not Moving Forwards,Your Moving Backwards Live To Ride,Ride To Live 06 Road Star Candy Red SMOKIN!!!!   The administrator has disabled public write access.

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