1 Sprag issue - Still, but only over 4K Fri Aug 04, 2017 11:48 am
JonnyHonda
active member
Been a while since I reported last on my sprag clutch woes as I've been given the task by my good lady to build her a CB250, but the weather has been nice so I've dragged the K100 out for a bit of a spin.
The story so far, done all of the things that I can think of and that most of the generous community here has suggested but still have the occasional failure of the sprag clutch kind.
Done the strip and clean so many times I can do a sprag replacement in under 4 hours.
Done the crank case off and spray sprag with cleaner, useful because it's quicker then above
Done the change to 10w40 thing.
I've added a little SeaFoam to the oil, although I'm not really sure what to do with the stuff.
The last few days I've been using it for work it's only about 20miles each way, but if I keep the engine below 4K rpm the bike will start with no problem the next time I use it, in fact I'm finding myself hitting the starter as soon as my ride is over just to see if it will start.
4K is about 58 mph so fine around where I live if I stay away from the dual carriage ways. anything over 4k and I can pretty guarantee it will fail.
The story so far, done all of the things that I can think of and that most of the generous community here has suggested but still have the occasional failure of the sprag clutch kind.
Done the strip and clean so many times I can do a sprag replacement in under 4 hours.
Done the crank case off and spray sprag with cleaner, useful because it's quicker then above
Done the change to 10w40 thing.
I've added a little SeaFoam to the oil, although I'm not really sure what to do with the stuff.
The last few days I've been using it for work it's only about 20miles each way, but if I keep the engine below 4K rpm the bike will start with no problem the next time I use it, in fact I'm finding myself hitting the starter as soon as my ride is over just to see if it will start.
4K is about 58 mph so fine around where I live if I stay away from the dual carriage ways. anything over 4k and I can pretty guarantee it will fail.
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