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Can a loose clutch strip your gears easily?
08/23/11 at 16:10:58

Hi, as a first time bike owner I've noticed when I go from 2nd gear through neutral to 1st gear (gear slipping) sometimes you can hear the gear not catching until I push real hard. I think I finally figured out that the owner before me didn't have the clutch tight enough, which I have adjusted myself.

So I was just wondering, could I have been damaging/stripping the gears with a loose clutch and that "slipping" sound shifting into 1st gear? Should I be worried about this? Huh

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28657 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Can a loose clutch strip your gears easily? Reply #1 - 08/23/11 at 16:41:37 Naaa,... gears are tough... ...
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Online Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Can a loose clutch strip your gears easily? Reply #2 - 08/23/11 at 20:44:45 you don't actually strip the gears as they are constant mesh what is happening is the drive dogs are getting worn. you might need to keep the clutch adjusted a little tighter to make sure it fully disengages during shifting and learn how to shift w/o the clutch.
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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: Can a loose clutch strip your gears easily? Reply #3 - 08/23/11 at 21:15:36 Serow you scare sometimes dude..
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Re: Can a loose clutch strip your gears easily?
Reply #4 - 08/23/11 at 21:17:13

verslagen1 wrote on 08/23/11 at 20:44:45:

you don't actually strip the gears as they are constant mesh
what is happening is the drive dogs are getting worn.
you might need to keep the clutch adjusted a little tighter to make sure it fully disengages during shifting and learn how to shift w/o the clutch.

I have the clutch slightly overtightened... just to keep that funky sound out of play..

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Can a loose clutch strip your gears easily? Reply #5 - 08/23/11 at 21:31:01 Too loose is too loose, too tight is too tight, adjust it so there is some play n the lever, you want the cable to have a bit of lack in it,
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