CLUTCH ADJUSMENT ON AN 1100

[danf]

You don't have to remove the clutch cover to make that. adjustment. You remove a small access cap which is located in the center of the clutch plate cover with a box end wrench. This exposes the lock nut and screw. you can't see them because you can't look directly at the hole, but you can slip a small socket on the nut and loosen fairly easily. You then have to get a small screw driver on there and back off the screw. My manual said to turn the screw clockwise till resistance is felt and then back it off half a turn. After you. have set the screw tighten the lock nut. It's not as bad as it sounds. I did this to mine and it set up the way the. clutch engages so it was better but it did not do much with my cable length. For that
there is some adjustment possible at the engine
end of the cable.

I would like to ask someone to please do a How to adjust it for all that have not done it yet...with photo's and all...Step by step instructions..

 

[Tory]

I had the same problem a few years back with my 83.
It turned out the dampener plate between the disc was coming apart.

I hope this isnt youre problem,but its not the end of the world either.

 

[rolson7560]

OUCH!!!! That even sounds expensive. Was it a job you could do on your own or a certified mechanic?

 

[Tory]

It wasnt to bad,I did it myself in a day.
I had to get the dampener from honda for about $60.00 and I bought new EBC disc as long as I was there.

 

[rolson7560]

Thanks for the info. I'm hoping I won't have to do that, but at least now I know it's a "do it yourselfer".

 

[mcgovern61]

Thanks for the info. I'm hoping I won't have to do that, but at least now I know it's a "do it yourselfer".

Most everything short of splitting the engine is do it yourselfer! Even that is fairly easy. To give you an idea, my 16 year old daughter swapped out engines for me and she never did any mechanical work before. One nut and one bolt at a time and anything can be fixed on these old bikes!

 

[rolson7560]

Thanks. I've only had this bike for a couple months and haven't had to do many repairs. My biggest problem is that I have big hands, and I find that on motorcycles, things get very "close". I have an '81 CB900C, and I learned all to fast on that bike.

THANKS AGAIN!!!

 

[dan filipi]

It's an 83...SHOOT!!!

Please include the year and model in your profile under "My rides" to make it easier to help out in the future :thanks: