So I installed a Barnett Clutch kit in my 06F4i. Problem I am running in to is that the clutch will not disengauge. I know some people on here have done this install, and I am wondering if they had any problems. I have gone 100% by the shop manual, but just don't seem to get any pull on the clutch. It seems near impossible to put the cover on with out engauging the shifter arm properly. Barnett mentions the judder springs may not need to be used, but they don't have any specific instructions in their kits.

Thanks in advance.

 

i have mine in and it worked just fine, i put the plates and springs with no issues, is your clutch cable adjusted properly? try using the stock springs, i have heard the barnetts are somethimes too stiff

 

Have played with the clutch cable a ton and can't seem to make a difference. It appears to have the same amount of steel plates and fiber discs as the stock clutch. It doesn't seem possible to install the side cover incorrectly where the arm doesn't engauge properly.

 

did you measure the clutch pack to make sure it was right. if so check the adjustment. is the "flywheel" seated correctly? if not the spring bolts will not start without compressing the spring some first

 

You did get the shifter arm linkage hooked onto the release bearing, right?? Is there tension when you pull the clutch lever or nothing at all??

Did you soak all the clutch plates in oil before you installed them??

Did you install the last (outer) friction plate into the shallow grooves of the outer basket instead of the deep grooves like the rest of the discs??

When you say it doesn't disengage, is it enough that it'll stall the engine or try and move the bike with the clutch pulled in?? Or just spinning the wheel up on a stand??

 

let me make sure i understand....the clutch is installed good but you just cant get the engine cover on? is that the problem? or you cant get the pressure plate on the clutch?

 

Can't find a spec for the clutch pack. Do you know one? I don't have to compress the springs to start the bolts.

 

Oh yea one more question.... you did put the clutch release lifter bearing into the backside of the pressure plate before you bolted it on to the basket, right??

 

I am honestly not sure if the arm is hooking in or not. I am not sure if it is possible not to. The cover fits flush, but the only resistance I really feel is the spring on the outside of the cover. No matter how much I adjust the cable, though, I think it may not be pulling the arm. I have tried a million times.

I soaked the clutches overnight in the same oil I use in the bike.

I did install the last disc in the shallow section. I started with the two judder springs, then one of the two specific discs Barnett says to use on the outsides.

On a stand with no load on the bike, it will go in gear and shift. But with the bike on the ground, it will stall. Pull in the clutch with the bike in gear, and it stays in gear (can't move the bike).

 

Yes, that's the one that is pressed in to the pressure plate.