erixon Posted June 6, 2005 Report Share Posted June 6, 2005 (edited) My clutch is dragging a bit so I am going to strip it down and check the thickness of the plates. Is it anyone here that can explain how you strip it down....is it hard ? Edited June 6, 2005 by erixon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ba baraccus Posted June 6, 2005 Report Share Posted June 6, 2005 What bike/year is it? Gas gas's do tend to have a bit of clutch drag anyway and maybe you should try using a different oil before you take it to pieces? A few people use ATF in the gearbox and I use Putoline GP10 in mine! As I say they seem to have a bit of drag and this is fairly normal! All of mine have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erixon Posted June 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2005 It's a 280 pro -03 I'm using dextron atf in the gearbox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ba baraccus Posted June 6, 2005 Report Share Posted June 6, 2005 I also have a Pro and before that I had the TXT model and they both dragged a bit! Unless its really bad I dont know if there is much you can do about it? I would'nt strip it down unless you really need to! Might be worth e-mailing Factory Kev on the Gas Gas UK website in the technical bit. He will help you out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke Posted June 6, 2005 Report Share Posted June 6, 2005 they all drag, you just need to get on with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grib Posted June 6, 2005 Report Share Posted June 6, 2005 Bleeding the clutch might help, it reduced the drag on my 03 Pro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subira Posted June 6, 2005 Report Share Posted June 6, 2005 Check out this previous post: http://www.trialscentral.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3934 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonty Posted June 6, 2005 Report Share Posted June 6, 2005 Changed from Putoline GP10 to ATF. Drag cured! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasgas Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 (edited) Dragging can occure as the plates swell. However i don't know if nowaday plates swell like they used to in 2002. That is why they suggested atf dexron III in the first place. When swelling is the problem a thinner metal plate can cure the problem right away. They are cheap and in different thicknesses. But first try to renew the oil. Old oil can produce drag. Bleed the system. And make sure the mastercilinder is properly set. Opening the clutch cover is no hassle. You won't have to drain the water. Just remove the frontpipe and the kickstart, put the machine down on one side(otherwise you will loose oil),loosen all the bolts and off it goes. ps:look at my avatar that is your clutch also Edited June 7, 2005 by gasgas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windlestone Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 Dragging can occure as the plates swell. However i don't know if nowaday plates swell like they used to in 2002. That is why they suggested atf dexron III in the first place. When swelling is the problem a thinner metal plate can cure the problem right away. They are cheap and in different thicknesses. But first try to renew the oil. Old oil can produce drag. Bleed the system. And make sure the mastercilinder is properly set. Opening the clutch cover is no hassle. You won't have to drain the water. Just remove the frontpipe and the kickstart, put the machine down on one side(otherwise you will loose oil),loosen all the bolts and off it goes. ps:look at my avatar that is your clutch also Why do you remove the front pipe? When the plates swell a significant amount the clutch lever becomes heavy to operate. it's very simple to dismantle the clutch but as everyone says you should change your oil first and often Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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