no drive

damongrimshaw · Derestricted Danger Joined: 29 Oct 2010 Karma :

My bike has no drive until the engine oils warm then it slips massively, I put new clutch plates in today and its still no good, when the engine oils cold there's a really numb feeling in the lever and when its warmed up it feels normal. When I first start it I can let the clutch out in first and nothing happens at all
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ian789 · Crazy Courier Joined: 09 Apr 2010 Karma :

Which bike? Brick Wall

Robby · Dirty Old Man Joined: 16 May 2002 Karma :

I'd go with knackered clutch springs and/or a severely notched basket.

damongrimshaw · Derestricted Danger Joined: 29 Oct 2010 Karma :

Its a lifan gy6 trailblazer I will try the springs as there fairly in expensive I checked the basket for wear when I changed the clutch is there anyway of testing the springs?
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Robby · Dirty Old Man Joined: 16 May 2002 Karma :

Of course, before getting into all that I was assuming that you've made sure the clutch cable is correctly adjusted at the clutch end and level end.

If there's a Haynes manual it should give you some measurements for the springs. I wouldn't get lifan ones though, EBC should do springs if they need doing.

Of course, it is a lifan, so any diagnosis comes with a very large degree of uncertainty. They're so monumentally shit that problems no-one has seen for 40 years can rear their ugly heads. Usual advice, try to get rid of it asap.

damongrimshaw · Derestricted Danger Joined: 29 Oct 2010 Karma :

Well you can knock it into gear and push it forward and it rolls like its in neutral, I tried the same thing with the clutch cable backed right off just to make sure and it still just rolled forward like it was in neutral
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Billing · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Karma :

does the engine turn over if you put it in gear and roll it forwards with the engine off?
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damongrimshaw · Derestricted Danger Joined: 29 Oct 2010 Karma :

No it doesn't turn the engine over until the engines warmed up then it does
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Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

I don't know the bike at all, but on many bikes there is an adjuster for the clutch as well as for the cable (normally bigger bikes though). Quite easy with these to land up with the clutch adjusted to be slipping all the time.

All the best

Keith
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chris-red · Have you considered a TDM? Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Karma :

Is there any feel on the clutch lever?
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damongrimshaw · Derestricted Danger Joined: 29 Oct 2010 Karma :

Thanks for the help guys, it was the clutch arm that was sticking so It working a treat now
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