Clutch Stuck Triple - any thoughts please?

Try thinking about a chainblock when pondering these gearing puzzles.

If you tried to lift a 1 tonne load with a 1 tonne chainblock and the gearing was 1:1 (a low gear) you would hang there all day on the chain and the load would not lift.
Put the chainwheel in a 'higher gear' ratio then the turns of the chainwheel increase (this is the analogy of a motorcycle rear wheel) but the torque to the load massively increases and you can lift 1 tonne with one hand easy.
 
Perhaps the oil is the variable that is leading to so many different experiences with the same mechanical equipment.

My Monty has been off the road for a number of years due to extended repairs to myself.
The clutch is free and never sticks even after long periods of inactivity.
I use a mix of straight 40 and 50 Silkolene classic oils as recommended by the their chemist after the disappearance of their Pro 4 oil
and the sticky clutch experience I mentioned earlier in this thread.

I just love bump starting bikes, not.
When you select a gear that will stop the wheel just locking solid when you dump the clutch like 5th or 6th you then need Usain Bolt
and the rest of the 4x100 relay team to get the engine turning fast enough to generate enough vacuum to get fuel into the engine.
Hope the 680 Odyssey and new ignition will put an end to this.
 
bsab31 said:
So, Brian, after all this discussion & debate on the various methods/theories to overcome your problem, did you manage to free the clutch?
C'mon, we're all dying to know.
   Regards,Jon.
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To be honest it is still stuck solid - I haven't had the time since I posted to pull things apart but I did try the various non-surgical suggestions (eg. on stand lots of revs in gear, giving lots of rear brake, in first gear off stand giving it a serious push/pull) and it is just stuck. I have no problem bumping a bike when there is a clutch to play with but without any close hills I'm not keen to bump it when it will likely pull me over before I can get aboard.

Looking at the forum I guess it is possible that there is a problem with the pushrod/ball bearing that happened co-incidentally - am I right in assuming this is accessed from the right hand side of the block?



 
i remember chating with Mike, Monty Dons some years back,chap rang him up sticking clutch,mike told him use a wall first gear and let the clutch out, try that first, ten Min's later same guy back on phone,  how far from  the wall should i be before i let the clutch out.  its true !!!!  :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
 
A mate and I freed a stubbornly stuck clutch on his Honda 750 last weekend. I felt obliged to help, seeing as I sold him the bike  :-[

Bike on centre stand (rear wheel clear of the ground), start the engine, shift into top gear, pull clutch, apply rear brake. As the engine starts to bog give it more throttle. Worked a treat.

I suggested that when parking it for any length of time in future, he take the pressure off the clutch plates. The quickest and easiest way I could come up with was to pull in the lever, then put a chock in the gap between the lever and perch. A bolt lying on a shelf nearby was a perfect chock.

Cam
 
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