Greetings to the group, Im been lurking for a couple of years but finally joined and am working on a new project. 2003 1150 RTP. showing 47K miles. I bought it from a guy that thought it has a spline issue. I paid virtually nothing for the bike (couple hundred dollars). The clutch can be let out 99% with no grabbing and finally a little friction. A shoe will stop the wheel whilel on the mechanics lift on the center stand. No grinding or usual noise that I have experienced several years ago with an 1100 that spun the splines. I am going to fix this myself and learn while I go. I do all other mechanical work on my trucks and japanese bikes and a triumph or two but never a BMW. So the insides are just new to me. I took off the starter to examine the clutch plate thickness and found the bottom of the chamber lined with a bunch of what looks like steel wool although not metallic. I surmise this is all clutch disc fiber and it even is outside the engine just infront of the cataytic convertor. I don't know how it would get there, there must be a weep hole? It does not look oily, just dark and black like graphiteish so I don't think there was a seal leak. My concern is the slave cylinder possibly not throwing out the clutch far enough that may have rushed the destruction of the plate. Or this was a training bike and some group thrashed the clutch.
I have the lift and tools and centering tools for the clutch job. Been watching Chris Harris videos on the job. But I haven't seen reference to such a super worn clutch.
So that is the set up and wondering from the group, other than a straight forward disc replacement, should I count on replacing or cleaning the clutch slave? Any other tips on this job like evaluating the flywheel? Unless I see cracks, It used to be they were good to go on other vehicles. I tried to tie the clutch lever to the handle to move the clutch plate and thusly the teeth on the spline shaft to see if indeed they were good but I can as of yet get it to move. So little engagement but a lot of resistance. Thank you for your thoughts.
You pros probably think these are dumb questions, but I have found it valuable to council with experienced people to see what is coming when taking on a new project that I have not done before.
I have the lift and tools and centering tools for the clutch job. Been watching Chris Harris videos on the job. But I haven't seen reference to such a super worn clutch.
So that is the set up and wondering from the group, other than a straight forward disc replacement, should I count on replacing or cleaning the clutch slave? Any other tips on this job like evaluating the flywheel? Unless I see cracks, It used to be they were good to go on other vehicles. I tried to tie the clutch lever to the handle to move the clutch plate and thusly the teeth on the spline shaft to see if indeed they were good but I can as of yet get it to move. So little engagement but a lot of resistance. Thank you for your thoughts.
You pros probably think these are dumb questions, but I have found it valuable to council with experienced people to see what is coming when taking on a new project that I have not done before.
