2nd Gear
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Play in the clutch lever
Hey fellas
been riding my 05 KLR for about a month now, and I noticed a little bit of play in the clutch lever before it engages...it is just a little bit, but enough to be noticible. It has been there since I picked it up last month. The clutch has no problem engaging, and it is consistently like that when it is cold or hot. Is a little bit of play normal? Let me know if there should be any, and if so, how much. Thanks!
Rick
been riding my 05 KLR for about a month now, and I noticed a little bit of play in the clutch lever before it engages...it is just a little bit, but enough to be noticible. It has been there since I picked it up last month. The clutch has no problem engaging, and it is consistently like that when it is cold or hot. Is a little bit of play normal? Let me know if there should be any, and if so, how much. Thanks!
Rick
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4th Gear
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Richmond, Ky
Posts: 1,980
You should have 2-3 mm of play in the lever. Sounds like you are fine. If it does not have some slack the clutch springs might not engage completely and you would have some clutch slippage you were not aware of. 
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Previous ride was a 2007 KLR Black/Silver, I miss it..
Looking to get back into KLR's sometime soon.
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2nd Gear
Join Date: May 2008
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cool...but how much is 2-3mm?
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4th Gear
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Richmond, Ky
Posts: 1,980
Oh about like this... [..] .. give or take a bit. you just simply want some gap between the lever and the bracket as you pull the lever to disengage the clutch. At worst find a ruler with mm increments on one half.
you just simply want some gap between the lever and the bracket as you pull the lever to disengage the clutch. At worst find a ruler with mm increments on one half.
2008 DL650 VStrom Yellow and Black
Previous ride was a 2007 KLR Black/Silver, I miss it..
Looking to get back into KLR's sometime soon.
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3rd Gear
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Corpus Christi, TX
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3mm is about 1/8 inch (6mm is 243 Winchester - my best way to remember)
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