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NOTE:
The pressure plate comes with the set
screws and adjuster installed. For reference, if
the set screws are ever removed, the knurled
side should face up.
19.
Apply oil to the threads of the pressure plate
adjuster and pressure plate.
20.
Insert the long end of a
5-mm hex key
into
either of the two 5-mm hex holes in the
pressure plate adjuster.
By hand
, turn the
short end of the hex key clockwise to thread
the pressure plate adjuster inward.
Using
moderate pressure
, turn the adjuster in until
it comes to a stop against the center clutch
nut. Make note of where the mark on the
adjuster lines up with the tick marks on the
pressure plate. This is your
starting point.
NOTE:
To accurately find the starting point
you should turn the short end of a standard
5mm hex. Using the long end, or a tool with
too much leverage won’t allow for proper
feeling of the starting point.
On hydraulic models you will feel slight
resistance as you thread the adjuster in due
to the hydraulic pressure. Be sure your
starting point is when the pressure plate
adjuster stops on the center clutch nut.
21.
Cable actuated models only:
Check to
make
sure there is lever free play
. If the clutch
lever is tight, then adjust a few more turns of
slack into the cable and repeat step 16.
22.
Insert the short end of the 5-mm hex key into
either of the two 5-mm hex holes in the
pressure plate adjuster and turn the pressure
plate adjuster in, clockwise, one full turn past
the
starting point
you found in step 17. Use
the tick marks to keep track of where you
started.
NOTE:
As the pressure plate gets raised by
the adjuster, the clutch may slip and start to
spin before you reach 1-full turn. With the
bike in gear you can hold the rear tire to turn
against.
23.
Once the installed gap is set, use a 4-mm hex
key to tighten the two set screws in the
pressure plate adjuster to lock it into place.
Tighten the screws evenly in 3-4 steps until
the tops of the set screws are flush with or
slightly below the top of the adjuster. Do not
over-tighten the set screws or you may
damage the threads in the pressure plate
adjuster. It is not necessary to put thread
locking compound onto the set screws.
