Hey all,
The clutch in my 2000 RM250 is dragging pretty bad when disengaged. It's always dragged a 'little', but it just got worse on the last off-road ride I was on. The clutch took some abuse on that ride.
I just took things apart, and the fibers and springs are in spec thickness wise. I haven't found a good way to measure for any distortion in the driven plates.
My basket has what I'd consider light notching. I've seen worse in examples online. Does this look bad enough to cause heavy dragging? It just feels like light dimpling.
The dragging is bad enough for the tranny to slam into gear and stall the motor when I select 1st or 2nd from neutral. If I keep it running, the drag wants to get the bike rolling forward. It's really a -heavy- drag.
Besides the basket, are there other things I should look for that would cause the dragging?
I don't believe it is clutch lever or cable related. I removed all slack and pulled the (non reach adjustable) cable driven clutch lever to the bar. Found the cable housing distorting a bit, so I swapped in my Magura hydraulic clutch. Both do it.
With the clutch cover off, I can see plenty of throw being put into the clutch pack. For whatever reason, I have a ton of drag.
Before the clutch went and started dragging heavily, at times it would snatch or chatter sharply at engagement. Not sure if that offers up any more clues.
I've hear that these clutches are prone to drag, and swapping in KX250 fibers and drivens are one fix. Too bad I had just ordered a RM250 kit a day before this problem showed up.
Any thoughts or ideas?