{"id":23,"date":"2023-02-27T16:31:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T16:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.splatshop.co.uk\/?p=23"},"modified":"2023-10-27T15:15:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T14:15:55","slug":"sherco-clutch-troubleshooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.splatshop.co.uk\/sherco-clutch-troubleshooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Sherco Clutch Troubleshooting &#8211; 1999 to 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Common Problems:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Old oil \/ Oil type.&nbsp; This is the first thing to change, the majority of&nbsp;clutch&nbsp;problems are due to the oil type and not been changed recently.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The&nbsp;hub&nbsp;can get quite grooved where the steel plates sit causing problems with&nbsp;clutch&nbsp;slipping and sticking.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The basket is prone to getting grooves where the friction plates sit, again causing problems with&nbsp;clutch&nbsp;slipping and sticking.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clutch\u00a0springs\u00a0can lose their springiness, the free length of the spring from new\u00a0should\u00a0be 45mm, if they get below 44mm they will cause slippage in high gears under high load.<br>If the springs have shrunk replace the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.splatshop.co.uk\/sherco-clutch-springs.html\" target=\"_blank\">Sherco Clutch Springs<\/a>\u00a0or we do some washers to put extra tension on the\u00a0springs\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.splatshop.co.uk\/shim-washer-14x20x1-din-988.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">14x20x1 Shim Washers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The friction face&#8217;s on the&nbsp;hub&nbsp;and the pressure plate been out of square, if you have the equipment it might be worth clocking up the friction face and the clamping face to ensure they are parallel to each other, if not you can give the friction faces a quick clean up on the lathe assuming there is enough material left. With these faces being made of aluminium they usually wear more than the friction plates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oil:<br><\/strong>When the bike is new, change the oil more frequently to flush out any metal debris, then I personally change my gear oil every few months so it probably gets changed about every 20 times I ride the bike, this helps keep the&nbsp;clutch&nbsp;working well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The oil type makes quite a noticeable difference to the response of the\u00a0clutch, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.splatshop.co.uk\/putoline-nano-trans-gp.html\" target=\"_blank\">Putoline N-Tech Trans GP<\/a> is the best oil we&#8217;ve tried in the\u00a0Sherco, especially with the\u00a0clutch, it&#8217;s pretty good with the gear shifting too and it seems to work for a long time before it needs changing.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Clutch&nbsp;Specs:<\/strong><br>Fibre plates are 2.73mm when new<br>Steel plates are 1.53mm when new<br>Clutch&nbsp;pressure plate is 5.30mm from where the friction plate makes contact to the outer edge.<br>Clutch&nbsp;hub&nbsp;is 3.00mm from where the friction plate makes contact to the machined outer edge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2014 Factory &gt; 2016:<\/strong><br>As above, but these used 4 x standard 2.73mm frictions, and 2 x 3.00mm&nbsp;thick&nbsp;racing fibre plates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Missing&nbsp;Washer&nbsp;(Major&nbsp;clutch&nbsp;slippage):<br><\/strong>See the picture below for the&nbsp;washer&nbsp;that might be missing that causes very bad&nbsp;clutch&nbsp;slippage (highlighted in red)&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.splatshop.co.uk\/sherco-washer-a82035.html\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.splatshop.co.uk\/sherco-washer-a82035.html<\/a><br>This&nbsp;washer&nbsp;behind&nbsp;the&nbsp;clutch&nbsp;hub&nbsp;should&nbsp;also&nbsp;be&nbsp;1mm&nbsp;thick<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.splatshop.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Clutch-Slip-Missing-Washer.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;clutch&nbsp;thrust bearing is 2mm&nbsp;thick<br>The&nbsp;washer&nbsp;for the above bearing is&nbsp;1mm&nbsp;thick<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Common Problems: Oil:When the bike is new, change the oil more frequently to flush out any metal debris, then I personally change my gear oil every few months so it probably gets changed about every 20 times I ride the bike, this helps keep the&nbsp;clutch&nbsp;working well. 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