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Neil Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 56	Squeaky whistling clutch? 04/15/21 at 03:53:41 I'm guessing the loud whistle I hear under load is clutch related (I'm a white collar goober newbie with my 1st bike in my 50s Sometimes it's almost deafening. Is this normal? Any remedies? Using Rotella T6 oil based on recommendations on this site.
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Gary_in_NJ Serious Thumper Offline LS650 Cafe Racer Posts: 2633 Amongst the Twisty Roads	Re: Squeaky whistling clutch? Reply #1 - 04/15/21 at 04:50:26 I'm gonna go with "no, not normal". I wonder if the basket is lose and making contact with the case. Can you post a video?
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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2778	Re: Squeaky whistling clutch? Reply #2 - 04/15/21 at 11:54:54 I have never heard a loud whistle from a clutch. Are you sure it's not a squealing drive belt? I would say it sounds like whistle and it's usually worse under load. It's caused by the belt running hard against the side of the pulley. You might want to do a little adjusting to see if you can get it to go away.
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Gary_in_NJ Serious Thumper Offline LS650 Cafe Racer Posts: 2633 Amongst the Twisty Roads	Re: Squeaky whistling clutch? Reply #3 - 04/15/21 at 12:29:05 ohiomoto wrote on 04/15/21 at 11:54:54: Are you sure it's not a squealing drive belt? Good call. I never even think drive belt...because I don't have one.
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Hiko Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 250 Tauranga New Zealand Gender:	Re: Squeaky whistling clutch? Reply #4 - 04/15/21 at 12:30:42 As ohiomoto has said The belt can make those noises rear pulley wobble, misalignment ,incorrect tension can do that rubbing beeswax on the edges helps also After doing those things my belt is now silent
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28890 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Squeaky whistling clutch? Reply #5 - 04/15/21 at 13:41:21 Belt alignment http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1260147857/0 When exactly are you hearing the whistle? I had a intermittent screech, turned out to be a bad bearing in the counter balancer.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Squeaky whistling clutch? Reply #6 - 04/15/21 at 16:57:57 Sprinkle foot powder, baby powder, on the belt, move the bike, do it again, ride. Different? Hopefully it's just the belt. Then we explain how to adjust it
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Neil Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 56	Re: Squeaky whistling clutch? Reply #7 - 04/16/21 at 13:28:36 You guys really know how to make a newbie feel like an outsider Does a real motorcyclist keep beeswax around? My youngest kid is 18 and stopped shitting his pants at least two years ago And I use spray on my feet Apparently, I'm gonna have to buy a storage shed just to store all these essential supplies
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Neil Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 56	Re: Squeaky whistling clutch? Reply #8 - 04/16/21 at 13:30:49 Happens under load (like accelerating, but not only) with the clutch lever released. Squeezing the clutch lever in always stops it. Is that because the belt doesn't move when I've got the clutch lever squeezed?
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Gary_in_NJ Serious Thumper Offline LS650 Cafe Racer Posts: 2633 Amongst the Twisty Roads	Re: Squeaky whistling clutch? Reply #9 - 04/16/21 at 13:39:36 If the bike is moving, the belt is moving. However, its shape or tension changes when under load. When loaded the top of the belt is tighter than the bottom. When you roll off the throttle - and especially when you pull in the clutch - the tension between top side and bottom side are almost equal.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28890 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Squeaky whistling clutch? Reply #10 - 04/16/21 at 14:15:34 You try adjusting the belt but I don't think it's the cause. The belt is always moving when you're moving. It can shift left or right depending on load though.
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