ETZ clutch drag

[Teemu]

Hello again

I have had the problem of clutch drag in my bike for a long time. When I pull the clutch lever down the clutch is still "on", it does not release completely. It has bothered me a long time and last time I rode the bike (few years ago) it started slipping.
Now I have replased all clutch plates and springs and took the engine back to the bike hoping for the best. But no luck, the problem is still there. The "Stellschraube" is on use everybit and the center of "Verbindungsstück mit Zugspindel" is 11mm from the engine casing.
I really do not know what else to do. Is there any other way to adjust the clutch?
Otherwise I have to dump the bike to some swamp and buy something japanese instead. Or a bmw.


edit. sorry I forgot, the springs were not renewed. Maybe they should have been?

[Ratzifatzi]

Whats the spec of the oil in the gearbox you are using?

If the clutch is working normaly (engaging, dissengaging) and she´s only slipping a bit, often the used oil is wrong. The clutch of the MZ is very sensitiv to the used oil!

Cheers

btw: you doesn´t want to buy a japanese, believe us!

[Teemu]

Hello
The oil I put in the machine (gearbox ofcourse) is a mineral based SAE80W-90, API GL-4.
The problem is that the clutch is not dissengaging properly. Never has done it right. Thats why my clutch plates got glassed badly.

[FinnETS]

Terve Teemu !

You could buy a new complete clutch for 50,- Eur. from Reijo Roveharju. Unluckily it`s not very easy to contact him,`cause he doesn`t have a telephone. Keijo Virtanen or Olli Niinikangas could, perhaps, be of some help in contacting him.

Lykkyvä tykö!
Timo

(I hope I didn`t use too much dialects here.)

[Martin H.]

edit. sorry I forgot, the springs were not renewed. Maybe they should have been?

That could be the problem; or maybe stronger springs.
The oil specification sounds o. k., I think it´s not the cause of your problem.

[engel]

might it be worthwhile trying a lighter grade of oil and see if that helps? i run a product called motul transoil in all three of my two strokes boxes and have a mate with a similair bike in the case of the suzuki that tried a heavy gear oil and experienced drag as well. he changed it out and now has no problems.
initially i thought it may be a bit light but i use it in a dt200 thats knocking out 34ps through six narrow gearsets and it's been fine. th suzuki has 45 and seems to be ok with it also.

just a suggestion mind you as i don't imagine the 80/90 is al that fluid in the temperatures you're using it in in Finland(?) and a lighter may be of use. anyone else tried this stuff in europe able to confirm?