Clutch Sticking and Grabby

[LiBusa]

My clutch is sticking and grabby when cold. After it warms up its fine. First noticed this after bike wash. Right after wash I had trouble pulling clutch lever in. After several pulls it worked better. But now sticking and grabby when cold. Any suggestions or ideas on what could be wrong.

 

[spencerrr]

lube it

 

[BA BUSA]

Lube the pivot point on your clutch lever.
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[AJAY]

Maybe the pivot point.

You probably need to flush your clutch reservoir and lines with new DOT4 brake fluid and bleed it. That helped mine a lot. It gets better with use because you are compressing the air in the hydraulic lines, just like pumping your brakes does.

Couple things to note. The hydraulic clutch moves a lot less fluid than the brakes, so it feels different bleeding it compared to the brakes. If you have adjustable brake levers like Pazzos/Chazzos, put them on the highest setting so you get a good stroke on the master cylinder.

 

[1styearbusa]

Hayabusa's by design get cloudy fluid in the reservoir needing flushed with new fluid annually is a good start .
Also , the plunger rod lives inside the counter-sprocket cover , a dirty / gunky area on any bike .
An annual de-greasing / cleaning of this area is a good idea also .
As mentioned by others , the lever pivot (being exposed to the elements if your bike ever sees rain) likes to be cleaned / re-greased on occasion .

 

[BusaFace]

Lube that sucker up.

 

[marcair]

Same Grabby into 1st. Replaced worn inner sleeve and springs. Steels not warped. Disassembled slave and cleaned and bled No change. Thoughts?

 

[Dennis]

Inner hub doesn't have wear on the splines?