[St] Clutch lever return spring (WAS: the dreaded oil question)

["Young, Mike" <myoung@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Matt,
The spring you're describing disengages the clutch throw-out linkage
from the throw-out bearing. Its purpose is to keep the throw out bearing
unloaded as completely as is practical. It takes the last of the slack
out of the clutch cable in the process. If 'twere me I'd probably ride
it like it is until I could get a replacement. I wouldn't bother paying
air freight on the replacement. You could probably ride like that
forever and not hurt anything, but some engineer at some point figured
out that it was a good idea, and he's probably right. 

And thanks to all for their replies on the oil question; Gold Cap 15w-50
it is. 

Mike 
'06 ST
Seattle
 

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[mailto:st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Matt Knowles
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 11:07 AM
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Subject: Re: [St] the dreaded oil question


On Aug 6, 2007, at 10:08 AM, Kevin Dicks wrote:

> Red cap is now gold cap (well that's the color of the Mobil 1 cap I 
> have
> been using the last couple years).
>

Whew! I thought I might be in trouble there. Just filled the Triumph up 
with gold cap last night and then all these messages about red cap. 
Didn't see anything about energy conserving stuff on the label and I 
thought earlier I had read to use the gold cap. Glad that's still the 
case.

By the way while I was pouring in the fresh oil I noticed that the 
spring that wraps around the clutch pull lever (don't really know what 
to call it but it's the bottom termination of the clutch cable) seems 
to have broken off so it doesn't really do anything. No idea how long 
it's been like that but its disappearance doesn't really seem to have 
affected anything. It also seems like it might be a pain in the butt to 
replace. Any reason I should be worried about this part missing?

Matt Knowles - Ferndale, CA - 
http://www.knowlesville.com/matt/motorcycles
  '99 Sprint ST - for going fast and far (2CZUSA)
  '01 KLR650 (A15) - for exploring the North Coast backroads
  '97 KLX300 & '01 Lakota - for playing in the dirt
  '79 KZ400 - just because it was the first vehicle I ever owned

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