Pharisee wrote:
..... I stripped out the old, original, clutch plates and replaced them all, friction and plain, with Italian Surflex plates. That cured the problem, though why they should be any different, I don't know.
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Could sticking be due to age .. the older and more used, the plates becoming honed together so after a period pressed together all air is expelled from between and on release the vacuum hold them together ..clive wrote:I have 3 bikes currently running with between them Burman CP and B52 boxes and 2 with AMC boxes, I don't have to free any of them.
Just thoughts .....