dan williams Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 Is there any place to get nano-trans in the US? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapezeartist Posted May 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 I couldn’t get hold of any Nanotrans locally so I put in some 10W40 motorcycle gearbox oil blended with 20% ATF. It worked a treat and the clutch is much better. Btw, I noticed on a Jim Snell video that he advises avoiding synthetic oils in the gearbox as they are too “clingy” and cause clutch drag. It seems a reasonable hypothesis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapezeartist Posted May 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Great disappointment at today’s trial: the drag is back! After the first few sections I realised I had two bite points. One with the lever against the grip and one with my finger at nearly full stretch. After waiting to go into a section, first application of the clutch was the former. Any further slipping of the clutch and it was the latter. Next section: back to square one. For this trial I developed a technique of pausing and slipping the clutch just before the Begins card, so I could get the consistent full-stretch bite point all through the section. This was much better but it’s still far from ideal. I’m still scratching my head about what to do next. Another change of oil? Aftermarket clutch plates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huski Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 Are the areas on the clutch basket and hub where the plates touch smooth,any notching will give a terrible clutch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapezeartist Posted May 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 3 hours ago, huski said: Are the areas on the clutch basket and hub where the plates touch smooth,any notching will give a terrible clutch Yes. All checked a couple of months ago and no rework necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huski Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 I'd replace the clutch plates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harryharls Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 +1 for Putoline Nanotrans, it totally cured my dragging clutch issues on my 2014 Evo 250. I'd tried everything else but this was the only thing that worked...and so easy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapezeartist Posted July 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 I put in Nanotrans and it is much better. I’ve got it adjusted so that one-finger slipping is comfortable and not too big a stretch. My only remaining gripe is that gear changes still need a four finger pull back to the grip. Leaving fingers between the lever and grip gives some pretty ugly clunky gear changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineaway Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 You have something really adjusted wrong or you need a master cylinder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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