I use kerosene and a tooth brush to clean chains. As for the clutch if you torque those plate bolts too much you will strip the threads on the clutch drum. Have you adjusted the clutch cable? Cables do stretch.
On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 12:54 PM, dapperdan7 <[email protected]> wrote: > i looks like no broken cable and the arm does move. can wrong torque > level or a slightly loose clutch plate cause this clutch to suddenly > not work? > > what cleaner would you recommend for the chain? > > thx > > On Apr 3, 9:42 am, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> wrote: > > I would recommend against a hand cleaner for your chain. I'd figure it > more > > expensive than an actual cleaning fluid, and some of them have grit in > them > > that you most definitely DO NOT want. > > > > As for your clutch issue: cable broken internally? Does the arm move when > > you squeeze the lever? > > > > Kurt > > On Apr 3, 2012 12:35 PM, "dapperdan7" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > hi there. the clutch on my 91 250 nighthawk suddenly stopped > > > disengaging clutch with little warning. when i opened up and looked at > > > the plate one bolt was loose but everything else (clutch lifter and > > > spring) seemed to work fine. > > > > > question on clutch: > > > the manual says 12 nm for torque on the bolts. can one over tighten > > > the plate so much that the lifter and plate don't interact? if the > > > plate in undertorqued what would be the effects? just trouble shooting > > > > > question on chain: > > > > > can one clean the gunk off the chain with the orange goop one uses to > > > clean hands? what would you guys recommend? > > > > > thank you gentlemen! > > > > > dan > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > . > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
