Hello,
In some recent posts removal of one fibre & one metal clutch plate was discussed. Which metal one should I leave out? The outie or an innie?

Hi Rick..Take off the clutch pressure plate and remove the first two plates you come to..which will be one steel and one fibre plate...Ian

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Ian Wright

Hi Rick..Take off the clutch pressure plate and remove the first two plates you come to..which will be one steel and one fibre plate...Ian

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Hi Lee..The key thing is to identify correctly where the problem lies..removing two plates is a 'dodge' to cure clutch 'drag' allowing more space for the plates to seperate. I do tend to do it anyway as it makes it easier to set up and doesn't affect the clutches performance. It's worth taking a look at the piece I put in the 'technical section' of the website ('clutch problems'). This covers clutch related issues in some detail....Ian

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My clutch works really fine and easy after removing two plates. I think new spring and new fibre plates plays important role. No drag or slip at all. Thanks, whoever came out with this idea.

on my clutch every thing was NOS or was well within the tolerances 1/4" rollers and still dragged i took the 2 plates out it now selects first gear when stationary without a crunch it is as if the fibre plate are to thick even thought there thickness is within the thicknes stated

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Thanks everyone. By the way what are the minimum tolerances for the fibre plates?

Hi Rick..There is no laid down minimum thickness for the fibre clutch plates...Ian

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Ian Wright

Hi Lee..The key thing is to identify correctly where the problem lies..removing two plates is a 'dodge' to cure clutch 'drag' allowing more space for the plates to seperate. I do tend to do it anyway as it makes it easier to set up and doesn't affect the clutches performance. It's worth taking a look at the piece I put in the 'technical section' of the website ('clutch problems'). This covers clutch related issues in some detail....Ian

email (option): lee@twowheelstested.co.uk

My clutch has had two plates removed for the twenty odd years that I have owned it. Always light and never slips.
The standards book quotes a normal thickness of 3/32" for the Ferodo rings. Mine are obviously after market and they measured more than that, even after miles of use. Ron

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ron have you got a longer clutch rod or longer clutch lever ajuster bolt i find with just one set of plates missing the ajuster nut is getting near to the end of its ajustment my clutch rod is of the correct length

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Roger I made my pushrod to suit ages ago. It was a piece of silver steel that Ian gave me. I would have thought that by removing plates, you would have to actually shorten the rod a bit. Ron

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Fitted my new plates today, minus 2, and it's nice and light with no slip when riding or starting.
It's certainly less grabby but it's not quite as smooth as the Japanese stuff that I'm used to. The pressure plate under the spring has no finish where the underside of the bolts are attached (braze??) and I'm wondering whether this might make it grab or if this is how it's meant to be? Or maybe I'm expecting it to perform in a way that it wasn't designed to?

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