been a while

[chaz]

well, its been a while since the A10 last ran, probably 3 months!! been sat on the ramp waiting for me to do something.
drained the sump as emptied the oil tank. re sealed , charged the battery tickled the carb , kick, nothing. tickle again kick, kick back!!  prommissing. tickle again, another kick and starts up not much blue smoke either...
all good, must get it MOt and Taxed as required, free tax no mot, and its insured....
bugg3r  leaking out from behind the chain case now where the final drive exits....


suppose that means clutch strip , ah well looks like another couple of weeks off the road....

normal weather will have resumed by then.

[Topdad]

chaz, just check that oil hasn't weeped into the P/chaincase whilst it's "been off the road "  mine did and I ended up with the stuff everywhere,it could easily have enough to pump it out the mainshaft hole in the case ,worth a look and could be out this affy in the sun, regards BobH

[chaz]

yes Bob, drained the primary this evening and took out best part of a pint..
so hopefully that's that, next question is would that amount of oil stopped me being able to select a gear, holding the clutch ?

[muskrat]

G'day Chaz, yes it would if the clutch was slipping due to too much oil.
Cheers

[A10Boy]

Oil wont "hold" the clutch enough to stop you selecting a gear. Did you free the clutch off with the kickstart after it's lay up?

[Greybeard]

My clutch plates get 'glued' together; I've just had to strip the clutch again and seperate the plates with a screwdriver.

I have the plunger type six spring clutch with a domed cover;  the clutch is dry inside that. However, my clutch bits have been laying around in my garage for many years. I washed them in petrol while restoring the bike. I wonder if some jollop is coming out of the lining material when hot and then setting.

[chaz]

Oil wont "hold" the clutch enough to stop you selecting a gear. Did you free the clutch off with the kickstart after it's lay up?

only three kicks and it started up but have probably pulled the lever in a few times since last started

[A10Boy]

Pulling the lever won't necessarily free a block of stuck clutch plates, all it's doing is releasing the pressure on them.

Greybeard, I have heard of the friction material bonding "glue" doing just that on the dry clutches.

[Topdad]

Chaz, just try this easy way to gauge what the clutch is doing . Without the engine going stick in 1st or second disengage clutch and press down on kickstarter. Has you swing her over initially there may be some resistance caused by oil/ plates and it should free off ,you'll feel the degree of drag and if it gets easier should be okay if not readjust the clutch by a combination of cable adjusters  and/or pushrod adjustment, don't forget a tad of free play in the cable ,that should sort it or identify the problem, regards BobH