Clutch drag after oil change

DarrenJ

DarrenJ

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Hi all, I just changed the oil and filter on my 2000 1100. Before it had in it Castrol 1 10w 40 part synthetic. Clutch action at this time was good. I could select gear and the back wheel would not spin in first with the clutch in. I have now put in silkoline super 4 10w 40 semisynthetic and the rear wheel spins a lot more when on the centre stand in first with the clutch in. You can stop the wheel with your foot (with a fair bit of pressure)and then it will stay still. Questions. Is this normal. Will it get better as the friction plates start to absorb the new oil. Or, should I drop it and replace with something else. I haven’t test ridden it as it’s still up in my lift so changing it is just the price of oil and filter again. Any ideas folks. Thanks in advance.
 
Darren, I concur, ride it.
10-40 will vary, ie there is a tolerance outside the 10 and 40 which may explain the drag. Just make sure it's OK for wet clutches and ride. And enjoy of course.
Upt'North.
 
jfheath said:
You can stop it and it stays stopped ? Doesn't sound like a problem. Pulling the clutch in takes the pressure off the clutch plates - it doesn't guarantee that none of the plates in the multi-layer clutch plate sandwich are in contact - so it is likely that there will be some transfer of motion when there is no resistance to stop it.
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It stays stopped untill I let it go. It then starts again. But, once stopped I can hold it with little pressure
 
Don't worry, I see that when the bike is cold with 3 diff brands of oil I tried over the years.... even with full synth oil
 
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