Bike moving freely in gear :0

Wrider · 08-04-2022, 11:55 AM

Hi All

Took my clutch plates out the other day to clean them, put it back together and now the bike moves freely in gear. Obviously this is something I’ve done as it wasn’t doing that previously, could anyone point me the direction of what i might done please

Wrider · 08-04-2022, 12:19 PM

Sorted, bled the clutch and now it’s ok

350TSS · 08-04-2022, 01:22 PM

That is odd as bleeding the clutch should only facilitate disengagement of the clutch, not engagement.
Maybe the pressure plate was misaligned with the splines (from memory on the M900 at least the pressure plate has a register mark to align with a mark on one of the spring posts) and the misalignment was causing the the clutch to be effectively disengaged and the act of bleeding it caused the pressure plate to drop into its right location.

08-04-2022, 11:55 AM	#1
Wrider Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Telford Bike: S4r Posts: 174	Bike moving freely in gear :0 Hi All Took my clutch plates out the other day to clean them, put it back together and now the bike moves freely in gear. Obviously this is something I’ve done as it wasn’t doing that previously, could anyone point me the direction of what i might done please

08-04-2022, 12:19 PM	#2
Wrider Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Telford Bike: S4r Posts: 174	Sorted, bled the clutch and now it’s ok

08-04-2022, 01:22 PM	#3
350TSS Too much time on my hands member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Shipbourne Bike: M900 Posts: 1,419	That is odd as bleeding the clutch should only facilitate disengagement of the clutch, not engagement. Maybe the pressure plate was misaligned with the splines (from memory on the M900 at least the pressure plate has a register mark to align with a mark on one of the spring posts) and the misalignment was causing the the clutch to be effectively disengaged and the act of bleeding it caused the pressure plate to drop into its right location.