Question about Noise while releasing clutch

[Journeyman]

Remind us how many miles you have on the bike and what the caliper readings are on the plates when you get to that

 

[Protonhound]

Am replacing the roller bearing while I'm in there. I do have a tube of that expensive Honda assembly paste for splines but since all this slops around in oil anyhow it's probably pointless.

 

[Protonhound]

 

[Journeyman]

Given how sensitive mc clutches are to lubricants, I don't know that I'd use that so close to those plates- true that it would circulate in oil when used on sim buckets and camshafts (which I've done), but... Listen in to see what others think, maybe, before doing that. Maybe it's fine.

 

[lotus]

Thanks for the pic of the internals of the clutch area. Looks like what you'd see when looking at a fine mechanical watch........

 

[Protonhound]

Given how sensitive mc clutches are to lubricants, I don't know that I'd use that so close to those plates- true that it would circulate in oil when used on sim buckets and camshafts (which I've done), but... Listen in to see what others think, maybe, before doing that. Maybe it's fine.

I'm not using it, the splines on the drive shaft are one thing but this is pretty well lubed so no. I will give all the new plates a nice coating of oil though before reassembly.

 

[Protonhound]

Thanks for the pic of the internals of the clutch area. Looks like what you'd see when looking at a fine mechanical watch........

A fine mechanical watch that occasionally judders and grinds.

 

[Journeyman]

Yes, there is that groove as shown.

Is that groove wear or machined? I could look at my replacement kit, but others will also want to know.

 

[Protonhound]

Is that groove wear or machined? I could look at my replacement kit, but others will also want to know.

None of the 8 main pressure plates have grooves on either side and neither does the one special one that goes in the back. The groove doesn't look machined either but more like an impression.

 

[TURBO200R4]

None of the 8 main pressure plates have grooves on either side and neither does the one special one that goes in the back. The groove doesn't look machined either but more like an impression.s called

You are a little off on terminology those 8 are called clutch plates on both ends you have thicker plates which are thicker that are called pressures plates. One of them is called the apply plate and at the opposite is called the end plate. Triumph might.call them by a different name.
That wear grove should not be there and that clutch needs replaced and that narrow friction clutch looks like it has very hot and is burnt.