Symptoms you lost your clutch lifter ball bearing...

[stepper]

Hey guys,
I had just finished putting my Dream back together after dropping the motor. Everything seems back to normal (or at least back to previous) except I just realized that my clutch doesn't seem to want to release (pulling in the clutch lever does not disengage).

I remembered to watch out for the little ball bearing inside the clutch mechanism when I pulled off the side cover so when putting everything back together I placed a bit of grease in with the ball thinking it would hold it in while I reassembled everything.

But now, like I stated above, the clutch will not disengage. I have a feeling that the ball bearing has fallen back out while I was doing my thing. But the clutch lever doesn't seem to have lost any tension. I would think that if I did indeed loose the ball bearing that the clutch lever would have a la bit of slack in it - or at least feel looser than previous. I would hate to pull the cover back off again as I had a terrible time trying to get the brake pedal back on and dialed in.

So my question is, does this situation sound like I did indeed loose the ball bearing despite of the normal feeling clutch lever? and if so, can anyone confirm that the ball bearing needed is a 5/16" size as is on the Superhawk?

Thanks again!
Jason

[LOUD MOUSE]

The ball is 5/16.
Call and I'll help with the adjustmant. ..............................l

Hey guys,
I had just finished putting my Dream back together after dropping the motor. Everything seems back to normal (or at least back to previous) except I just realized that my clutch doesn't seem to want to release (pulling in the clutch lever does not disengage).

I remembered to watch out for the little ball bearing inside the clutch mechanism when I pulled off the side cover so when putting everything back together I placed a bit of grease in with the ball thinking it would hold it in while I reassembled everything.

But now, like I stated above, the clutch will not disengage. I have a feeling that the ball bearing has fallen back out while I was doing my thing. But the clutch lever doesn't seem to have lost any tension. I would think that if I did indeed loose the ball bearing that the clutch lever would have a la bit of slack in it - or at least feel looser than previous. I would hate to pull the cover back off again as I had a terrible time trying to get the brake pedal back on and dialed in.

So my question is, does this situation sound like I did indeed loose the ball bearing despite of the normal feeling clutch lever? and if so, can anyone confirm that the ball bearing needed is a 5/16" size as is on the Superhawk?

Thanks again!
Jason

[stepper]

Thanks Ed,
The more I think about it the more I am convinced that the ball fell out and is sitting somewhere behind the side cover. I think Im gonna open her back up and take a look before I call.
Thanks again!
JV

[DianneB]

I used some pretty heavy grease under that ball and it has stayed put through a few disassemble/reassemble operations.

The clutch is a fussy adjustment with three different parts to adjust but Mouse will help you through it.

[stepper]

Problem solved!
I'm not too sure how I fixed it but with a bit of tinkering things just started working again.
I can't be sure if it was the adjustments I was making or the plates were just stuck together and were eventually released.

[VickyBlue]

Where is this ball located at? I will be doing mine soon, but can't find it in this...
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[Hoosier Tom]

Where is this ball located at? I will be doing mine soon, but can't find it in this...

Wrong side cover, Blue. It is located inside the clutch lifter arm, part number 5. It goes inside the end that engages the clutch push rod.