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Help Adjusting Hydraulic Clutch 300 St


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I need help adjusting the hydraulic clutch on my 2015 Sherco 300 ST. I've had many bikes but this is my first trials bike and my first with a hydraulic clutch. The release point is very close to the bar and I have to squeeze into my fingers to disengage the clutch. It is making riding difficult. I've turned both adjusters all the way in and out with no change. I have a picture of my lever but I'm unsure of how to attach it using my phone. Any help would be great.

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Makes me wonder just a bit on just who the previous owner was? Some of them can be a bit harsh on a clutch!

Basically, to move the bite point OUT, you would want to back off the lever stop to allow the lever to move out further, then screw the plunger screw in to compensate and take up the slack.

The catch here, and it is a BIG one, is that the plunger screw can only be adjusted so far in. A slight clearance or pre travel is preferred which allows the piston in the master cyl to return fully and open the fluid return port inside.

Over adjustment here is a common problem to avoid.

If the clutch has had hard use, the plates could be warped a bit causing excess drag and requiring more lever movement.

You may move the lever a long way, but the actual clutch pack only moves a couple of MM to make things work.

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Ryan Young has been a great help and sent me some stock lever adjusters so, I put them on last night.  I have the lever adjusted all the way out and the plunger adjuster all the way in just to get back to the same action as the S3 adjusters.  I can not adjust the release point any farther out.  I haven't bleed the system nor have I checked out the clutch plates, yet.  I did notice that if I put the bike in gear (not running) with the clutch pulled in and push the bike forward in any gear, I can feel the clutches grabbing so much that the motor starts to turn.  After about a few inches or so the clutches break free however, if I let the clutch out and try it again, the same thing happens.  I've never had this problem with a 4 stroke.  Is this normal for a 2 stroke or a trials motor?  Is it normal for a 1 year old bike to need clutches?  The previous owner was a SR Expert rider.

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Your explanation of where you have the adjusters set sounds wrong, the plunger adjuster is too far in meaning the port never gets fully uncovered. There should be a small amount of lever movement before you feel any pressure

It is possible for a top rider to put notches in the basket of a bike in a year but I've never had that problem on any that I've bought

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If its the same setup thats on my 2015 montesa cota4rt's i fell your pain. i have the standard 260 and the repsol model. The repsol has 55 hrs and the standard has about 5 hrs. The repsol clutch is magic. 100% perfect and to my liking. Never any issues or adjustment needed. The standard model 260 clutch acts as you have stated above. i have bleed the system, adjusted it several times and always end up having it adjusted exactly the same as the repsol down to the exact thread after riding it and finding that is as good as it gets. Then i ride the same lines on the repsol and there is no comparison. Much better. 

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