I have been having to tighten my clutch adjuster to the point that it was almost out of adjustment. This morning it broke. Pulled the clutch and noticed that the lever on the side of the case was pulled straight up as far as it could go. let go of the clutch and pulled it again and heard a snap. All the tension went out of the cable. Cussed up a couple of storms, got out the tools and pulled the front cover. The end had popped off the actuating rod in the center of the clutch. I pulled the clutch out to inspect it and found that the flat [Torrington] bearing behind the clutch pressure plate had eaten into the aluminum about 1/8 of an inch. Lots of chewed up aluminum everywhere. The bearing was assembled with the roller part of the bearing right against the aluminum of the pressure plate and the steel washer on the back side of the roller. [See pics]
I have been complaining about a noise and vibration from my clutch area since around 11,000 miles. Have had it to the dealer and left it there for a week for the same problem. Dealer said he couldn't find anything and told me to just ride it. Does anyone here have any advice on trying to get Triumph to help me with this problem?
Ok, I'm having some trouble with the pics. I'll try again soon.