Naim Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 I have a never ending story with my Zuma. This time I cannot figure out issue with clutch. I did a overall maintenance on pump and piston i.e. sealants, springs etc. I also changed a brand new EBC plates and clutch pads. When cold everything seems to be ok, afterwards the clutch starts to slip when temperature rises. At first I observed that during gear change with clutch, now I can't even accelerate coz it slips constantly on higher rpms. Another thing is the oil temperature for e.g. today we had around 20-25 dgr cent. outside. The oil temperature oscillated between 110-115 dgr.cent. when ridding moderately. Quote Link to comment
zedhead Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Get rid of the EBC plates and fit genuine Suzuki ones. Aftermarket plates are notoriously bad in these motors. 1 Quote Link to comment
Naim Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, zedhead said: Get rid of the EBC plates and fit genuine Suzuki ones. Aftermarket plates are notoriously bad in these motors. Its quite wierd coz I hadn't even reached 200 km on these pads... I'm also thinking if the temperature rise might be caused by slipping clutch? Edited July 19, 2020 by Naim Quote Link to comment
Captain Chaos Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 what oil is in there now? Quote Link to comment
Naim Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 Motul 5100 10w40 semi Quote Link to comment
Naim Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 Has anyone tried TRAC KING pads? https://www.suzukiperformancespares.co.uk/product/trac-king-clutch-gsf1200-bandit-97-to-06/2443/ Quote Link to comment
wraith Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 I put new EBC in my clutch some years ago, did at most 100 miles till it for to the point I could get off the bike put it in first gear let the clutch out and give it a good hand full and the bike would not move. For clutch plates OEM all the way. Quote Link to comment
Gixer1460 Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Your oil temp sounds way to high for 'moderate' use. Check cooler for blocked fins and if it's not an OEM one then its possibly too small / undersized! 1 Quote Link to comment
Naim Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Gixer1460 said: Your oil temp sounds way to high for 'moderate' use. Check cooler for blocked fins and if it's not an OEM one then its possibly too small / undersized! The cooler is original, it looks fine to me. I was considering a HEL performance cooler but still can't figure out the reason for such temp. values. Quote Link to comment
Captain Chaos Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 18 hours ago, Naim said: The oil temperature oscillated between 110-115 dgr.cent. How do you know? Good quality oil temp gauge, or some chinese crap? Quote Link to comment
Naim Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Captain Chaos said: How do you know? Good quality oil temp gauge, or some chinese crap? I bought it from Larsson, it seems decent. But for my own sake maybe I should try putting it into boiling water to verify the indications. Edited July 20, 2020 by Naim Quote Link to comment
Naim Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 7/20/2020 at 7:30 AM, Captain Chaos said: How do you know? Good quality oil temp gauge, or some chinese crap? I was hoping that the indications were exceeding real temp. values but it stands almost @100 centigrade at boiling point :-( Quote Link to comment
Duckndive Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 7/19/2020 at 5:42 PM, Naim said: Motul 5100 10w40 semi I would change to a 10/40 straight mineral oil .....works for me OEM plates every time Quote Link to comment
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