After pulling my friends rubicon out of a swamp, i noticed my clutch wasn't catching until it was almost all the way let out( it used to catch about half-way out) also sometimes it's a little sticky getting into gears. is the clutch wearing out? if so is it really hard to change or should i just take it in?How do i know if my clutch is going bad on honda 400ex?Its possible you may be able to adjust your clutch cable or linkage to fix this but if not and you are comfortable with mechanics its not that difficult to rebuild the clutch. Be sure to get the manual and follow directions and you should be fine. Try your local library(they usually have repair manuals available) and look in the manual first before you decide if you are up to the job or not .If it seems like something you can handle and you have all the necessary tools then go for it.How do i know if my clutch is going bad on honda 400ex?Wearing How about torn out
Adj may help but its not fixedHow do i know if my clutch is going bad on honda 400ex?Normally there are 2 adjustments. One at the lever ( if it's a cable type) for cable stretch %26amp; lever location, the other is at the engine case where the clutch disks are. It's a center screw w/a lock nut. Possibly with a cap over it. You screw it in until you feel resistance %26amp; back it out a turn or two %26amp; lock it.
The way to test a clutch is to put the front wheel against a wall, put her in 1st %26amp; let the clutch out. If it stalls your probably OK.
The repair could be viewed as semi-difficult, but not to bad if you're mechanically inclined.How do i know if my clutch is going bad on honda 400ex?after adjusting your cable try this. hold your front brakes and back brakes at the same time, then hold the clutch and rev it up to 1/2 to 3/4 throtal and dump the clutch. if it kills the engine fast you have life left, if the engine dont stall right off the clutch is bad. this is only a test that should be done on a rare ocasion, dont do it every time you pull something to see if you have a clutch left or you will wear out the clutch from testing it to many times.How do i know if my clutch is going bad on honda 400ex?you can probably adjust it per the manual but be ready to completely replace it, especially if pulling others out of swamps is a regular pastime. clutch shouldn't be too hard to change if you're somewhat mechanically handy.
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