lineaway Posted April 5, 2019 Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 Beta clutch drag can be easily fixed by shimming the clutch push rods excessive free play. This video has been around forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineaway Posted April 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 You just install the shims between the two washers that sit between the pressure plate and the flat washers. Usually #18 and #32 in the parts diagram. Some experimenting will be needed as the video shows anywhere from 0.1 mm and 0.5 is needed. My bike does well with 0.5, I might even try 0.75mm next week. I used shims from KTM Part number 50180032. I believe they were shims from a Free ride rear shock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copemech Posted April 5, 2019 Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 so what good is that on a self adjusting hydraulic clutch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineaway Posted April 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 It removes the slack from the non adjusting movement. 100% better for me, but some would say no improvement. But rarely can I ride such people's bikes as the set up is so poor. Everyone has always complained about Beta and the ever slight clutch drag. It has cost me probably 100 fives since I started riding Beta in 1990. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpauls Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 My 2016 Sherco's clutch looks very similar. Would this work on a Sherco, with a dragging clutch, I wonder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauls320 Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 This does indeed work on the Sherco too...but make sure all air is out of hydraulics and optimum free-play is adjusted out of the hand lever first and then you should find it is not generally necessary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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