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[dsn_klr650] clutch changing tip!!!! nklr
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2000 9:33 pm
by Kurt Simpson
> Seriously, anyone out there looking to change their clutch, it just aint
> worth it. I would have paid up to $200 to have someone do it for me, just
> not worth the hassle. Now my old Ninja, GPZ's or KZ, I could change a
> clutch in under a half hour.
>
> Yes, I am mechanically inclined, but sometimes, it just aint worth it.
I remember when I was 16 spending a day in 98 degree weather lying on my
back under my older brother's '64 Chevy Malibu (283, solids, 3/4 race cam, 2
four barrels, Mickey Thompson slicks) installing "Lake" pipes and glass
packs....I thought I was going to die...never again...
Kurt
[dsn_klr650] clutch changing tip!!!! nklr
Posted: Mon May 01, 2000 11:36 am
by Weaver, Mark
i only changed 1 clutch ever, and only out of dire necessity. i was in the
army at the time, just divorced, had no money whatsoever, and managed to get
a perfectly good car (nissan 200sx) for $300 with a blown clutch. at that
time, the sum total of my mechanical experience was to change the oil in my
vw bug a couple times.
luckily, army bases generally sponsor a do-it-yourself garage, complete with
manuals and experienced mechanics for help and advice, so together with my
girlfriend stacia (sum total of mechanical experience: painting nails)
ordered the parts and had at it. it took us 2 entire evenings of
stressed-out hell. to finally remove the transmission we had to loosen all
the engine mounts and have a nearby fellow hang from the exhaust pipe to
tilt the engine enough to slide the tranny back (after a couple hours of
trying every other possible idea).
one of the most amazing experiences of my entire life was getting it all
buttoned up at 1 minute to closing and actually driving it away. the other
amazing thing was that stacia managed to change front and rear brakes pretty
much by herself. right then i figgered she was a keeper.
if i ever need to change the clutch on my klr, at least i won't have to hang
on the pipe.
mw
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kurt Simpson [mailto:ajax@...]
> Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 7:32 PM
> To:
DSN_klr650@egroups.com; Eric Jasniewicz
> Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Clutch changing tip!!!! nklr
>
>
> > Seriously, anyone out there looking to change their clutch,
> it just aint
> > worth it. I would have paid up to $200 to have someone do
> it for me, just
> > not worth the hassle. Now my old Ninja, GPZ's or KZ, I
> could change a
> > clutch in under a half hour.
> >
> > Yes, I am mechanically inclined, but sometimes, it just
> aint worth it.
>
> I remember when I was 16 spending a day in 98 degree weather
> lying on my
> back under my older brother's '64 Chevy Malibu (283, solids,
> 3/4 race cam, 2
> four barrels, Mickey Thompson slicks) installing "Lake" pipes
> and glass
> packs....I thought I was going to die...never again...
>
> Kurt
>
>
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spongy brake
Posted: Mon May 01, 2000 1:25 pm
by Nandaholz@aol.com
Haven't ridden the KLR much until I started my commute this morning...grabbed the brake at the bottom of my hill and is was very spongy. Maybe just needs to be bleed a bit. Didn't ride to work because it felt a little to unsafe. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.
~Nanda Holz
Walnut Creek, CA