Clutch slipping?

[Stig / Major Tom]

Actually - I was thinking more of my former co-workers, than yours.
The quality of their comm skills was as spooky as their construction techniques  - and comical (if someone tried to close one of their doors - or open a window!)
Stig

[MJR]

Once again feeling discouraged. I called the dealer today. Parts arrived today as I had expected so I asked what the part numbers ordered were. They are replacing the clutch (22300-KKE5-E00) and clutch bell (22100-KKE5-E00), hmm when I last talked with the dealer Rep from Kymco USA I'm pretty sure he said the belt would be replaced also as I expressed my concern that it was the actual issue in an e-mail I sent him and I didn't want them to put the clutch in only to later find out it needed a belt along with the wait for it. Another e-mail off to the Rep and wait for a response. So if they are also going to replace the belt I will have to wait another week for the part??

[Stig / Major Tom]

My $ is on a malfuctioning clutch. .....contaminated pads or internal faults.
I bet that a new clutch will get you happily back on the road!
I know......print this out - bring it and $2 for a cup of coffee to Tim's.
Thinking good thoughts here for your situation...
Stig

[MJR]

It's been an interesting few days. My sister called me at work to say water was leaking under the fridge (water filter behind the fridge leaking, mold on wall) so I had her turn the water off under the sink. Then by the time I get home (I wanted to pull the wheels off my '03 650 to change tires) the electrical is out in her bedroom, my computer/internet, and the garage so I can't work on the 650 yet. Not her fault it's been an ongoing joy of home ownership, why the builders decided to take power and several circuits down into the bedroom wall and splice them together I will never know. So I'm hoping maybe to pull out the wires up top along with a new wire and splice them in a new junction box I am going to install.

Ok on to the bike, I received a call from the advisor. He said the clutch was put in and test ridden. He said it was all fine. I told him I still wanted to hear back from the Rep because he was also under the impression the belt was going to be changed as well. E-mailed the Rep and awaiting a response.

[MJR]

Found my electrical problem, yay I can get into the garage now.

[MJR]

Ok so I went and picked it up yesterday after a test ride. Replacement clutch and bell did the trick in seems, if only they had replaced that the first time around. Now to put some miles on it. 

[xsel777]

I hope its sorted,  so  you can get on with the priorities in the correct order. Ride, ride, ride, other stuff..... 😀

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[MJR]

This was a while ago and I'm just getting around to updating this post.

So the replacement clutch felt good for a while then I noticed oil leaking from the CVT cover so I had to take it back a while ago. Sent a message to the rep and he had me see the service manager at Malcolm Smith. I pulled the cover to have a look for myself and it sure seems like the oil was coming from the rear diff leaking past the shaft seals. Dropped it off at the dealer and after the usual 2-2 1/2 weeks I got it back. They replaced the seals I thought were bad. So now after putting 1,000 miles more on the bike all is good, in fact while I was doing the 4K service I pulled the CVT cover as part of the service to inspect the clutch wear. Low and behold it's completely dry in the CVT now as it should be, yay! So this was my problem all along from 200 miles on the bike when Bert's blew me off first cleaning the "excess grease from assembly in the rear pulley needle bearings", then with the "it's a new bike breaking in give it some time". Malcolm Smith was my next stop and not having seen the bike first replaced the clutch/bell then having to go back for the seals, but they fixed it! So what was happening was oil leaked in from the rear diff, got thrown around by the pulley, turned into a fine mist, and the fan blew it all around in the case even getting inside the clutch bell causing slippage. Here's the photos.









At the 4K service inspection completely dry as it should be.

[xsel777]

Great news

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