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by chronyx
08 Nov 2007, 21:37
Forum: Technical
Topic: Mk3 AR fork seals
Replies: 2
Views: 4219

Thanks Fossil! :D
by chronyx
08 Nov 2007, 19:32
Forum: Technical
Topic: Mk3 AR fork seals
Replies: 2
Views: 4219

Mk3 AR fork seals

Just posting on behalf of my Dad:

Can the fork seals on the mk3 AR be hydraulicked out the same as with conventional forks?
by chronyx
06 Nov 2007, 20:17
Forum: Technical
Topic: Engine holding revs
Replies: 17
Views: 16627

Cool thanks guys!! :D
by chronyx
06 Nov 2007, 18:43
Forum: Technical
Topic: Engine holding revs
Replies: 17
Views: 16627

Is that just normal bike engine oil like you'd put in a 4 stroke? :oops:
by chronyx
06 Nov 2007, 18:28
Forum: Technical
Topic: Engine holding revs
Replies: 17
Views: 16627

What oil do you run in your CRM scrubs?
by chronyx
06 Nov 2007, 18:00
Forum: Technical
Topic: Engine holding revs
Replies: 17
Views: 16627

Hi scrubs, yes you can feel it pulling in first with clutch in.

Neutral can be a pain to engage but it's not mega bad.

I'll get hold of some good oil and give that a go.

Interesting that knackered clutches can drag too, didn't know that!

So, the way I understand it, if it's dragging then the ...
by chronyx
06 Nov 2007, 16:52
Forum: Technical
Topic: Engine holding revs
Replies: 17
Views: 16627

Nope they're free as anything!

I guess it must be something clutch related as I struggled to push it down my sloped driveway this lunchtime with the engine off, in first and the clutch lever in.

I always though a knackered clutch slipped though?! :?
by chronyx
06 Nov 2007, 08:16
Forum: Technical
Topic: Engine holding revs
Replies: 17
Views: 16627

Thanks guys

The lever is nice and light and smooth, if the engine revs dropped quicker it feels like it would shift sweetly.

Sprayed some carb cleaner in the pilot adjuster to see if there was crud but it hasn't really made any difference.
by chronyx
05 Nov 2007, 21:15
Forum: Technical
Topic: Engine holding revs
Replies: 17
Views: 16627

Engine holding revs

My 1989 mk1 seems to hold onto engine revs from 1st to 2nd gear changes.

You can feel the gearbox struggling to engage second through the level, as it clatters.

I think it could be clutch drag stopping the engine spinning down as I felt some engine braking with the clutch pulled in.

It has 10w40 ...