I've done some reading, and it appears that I'm not alone in suffering from the awful >3500 RPM clutch grab/cough.
Has anyone permanently fixed it? How did you do so? I'm contemplating a complete Barnett clutch kit soon as I just can't live with it - I'm afraid I'm going to get asspacked by a cager some day pulling too slowly off a light!
Has anyone fixed the grabby clutch for sure?
Started by thenewwazoo, Oct 12 2011 10:31 PM
vfr grab grabby clutch
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Posted 12 October 2011 - 10:31 PM
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Posted 12 October 2011 - 11:17 PM
Mine seems to have come right by itself; certainly, I can take off fairly aggressively without the nonsensical behaviour I used to get.
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Posted 12 October 2011 - 11:36 PM
I had a grabby clutch, which was fixed by replacing the clutch plates and springs. However that was on my old motor and the new (35,000km) motor I've got in it now also has the dreaded grabby clutch. Grrr.
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Posted 12 October 2011 - 11:48 PM
I know what you mean... I'm hoping a new chain, bleed, possibly new cush's and a 45T will help before I contemplate the clutch.
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Posted 13 October 2011 - 01:03 AM
My '00 used to be the same way and I thought the same, it was time for a new clutch.
Best place to start is to clean the slave cylinder. That's where my problem was.
Remove, dissassemble, clean thoroughly, reassemble - preferrably with brake grease, bleed.
Now mine is smooth as butter.
It's cheap and not hard to do.
Best place to start is to clean the slave cylinder. That's where my problem was.
Remove, dissassemble, clean thoroughly, reassemble - preferrably with brake grease, bleed.
Now mine is smooth as butter.
It's cheap and not hard to do.
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Posted 13 October 2011 - 01:15 AM
I'm not familiar with this problem?
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Posted 13 October 2011 - 01:39 AM
11 years and 80,000 km and I've never had an issue?
I changed the clutch a couple thousand K's ago, just because I would have the cover off, and doing the clear cover mod, and the clutch still works fine.
I changed the clutch a couple thousand K's ago, just because I would have the cover off, and doing the clear cover mod, and the clutch still works fine.
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Posted 13 October 2011 - 05:56 AM
I haven't heard of this either, although, I have a 4th Gen. Luckily I don't have to worry about the dreaded clutch grab... Just electrical fires. 
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Posted 13 October 2011 - 05:59 AM
I too am unfamiliar. I'm at over 72,000 on my '99 and never had an issue... (Never even removed the clutch cover)
I keep my lever pivots greased, my hydraulic cylinders clean, and my fluid clear (Not brown!). Just switched over to an SP1 clutch master with my front end rebuild, and it's even better than the stock VFR was.
Cheapest thing to try is flushing the fluid, maybe even pull the slave cylinder and clean the bore and seal, make sure the pushrod is clean and straight. Take off the lever and clean the pivot and where the lever pushes the master cylinder and lightly grease them.
I keep my lever pivots greased, my hydraulic cylinders clean, and my fluid clear (Not brown!). Just switched over to an SP1 clutch master with my front end rebuild, and it's even better than the stock VFR was.
Cheapest thing to try is flushing the fluid, maybe even pull the slave cylinder and clean the bore and seal, make sure the pushrod is clean and straight. Take off the lever and clean the pivot and where the lever pushes the master cylinder and lightly grease them.
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Posted 13 October 2011 - 10:37 AM
Glad to hear that some people haven't had it, but I do... and if you've ever had it, you'll know that it's not a question of maintenance. But thanks for the input.
kaldek, did you use factory Honda parts or aftermarket?
kaldek, did you use factory Honda parts or aftermarket?
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