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its not cable play or oil ,its ok to coast back then ingage neutral ,but its not playing at stand still,ile strip the clutch this weekend ,i rekon it`s the tbay plates n me not putting something back as it was ,i need to look up where that steel ring bit goes and what way round ,but as usual any advise would be greatly recieved

Has it just stared doing it after having it off or is it something its always done?
There not the easiest to get into neutral when running,i find it easier to go from 2nd than 1st to neutral.
Also the "bang/clunk" into 1st when cold can be lessened if you pull the clutch lever in for a minute or so while its warming up to help circulate the oil.
Use a decent oil like silkolene light gear oil and change every 1500 miles,or you can use silkolene SRG75 that is fully synthetic/more expensive but will last longer between changes.
Wort checking the outer basket doesnt have any notches worn where the plates locate,if there not too deep just file them out.
Must admit ive never had a problem with any clutch on a KR,there pretty reliable in my view.
Can have a look tommorow to see how the steel ring goes if nobody knows,is it not in the manual?
Dave

dont go stripping anything down on my account ile try a lighter oil first

I recon it is the thrust washer worn. Turn it over and it should be OK (assuming it hasn't been done before)

Cheers

BM

thrust washer/clutch actuator thing or possibly grooved basket. its an hours job to strip inspect and reassemble, with brew breaks/fags inbetween. its a common woe

i am such a cheapskate monkey at times ,id`e used some castrol hyspin hydraulic oil ,on tin it says good anti wear ,thermal stability,anti foam and ok for use with wet brakes (on tractors) so i made the fatal thought to assume clutch brakes same thing bollox is it ,it`s a thin oil but doesnt work ,sorted the gearbox oil and changed back tyre tother day and thought ide put standard sproket back on as i still had 44 from prescott ,thought blooming eck this is a good smooth pull ,60 in first ,100 in third ,then i rememberd ive still got a 14 on front

so ime looking to renew 92026-1308 n 92022-1109 ,

quick update,had a look at it a couple of times,rebuilt a few times ,came to the conclusion of running without a gasket ,itl increase play ,so looked at how much movement was on actuating arm ,tons of play,so popped a thin washer under the actuating spigot and bearing to take the play up ,sorted
and fitted one of these so i can see oil level easier