Question about Noise while releasing clutch

So about 600mi after the dealer had removed and re installed the clutch the noise/vibration is back. I have contacted the service dept again and am waiting to hear what Triumph plans to do this time. I expressed that I am not wasting any more time with this and since I live 60mi away I want them to have all the parts in hand before I make an appointment to ride down there in the morning and leave with a new clutch in the afternoon. They can either do this right or the next step will involve a lawyer.

Protonhound said:

So about 600mi after the dealer had removed and re installed the clutch the noise/vibration is back. I have contacted the service dept again and am waiting to hear what Triumph plans to do this time. I expressed that I am not wasting any more time with this and since I live 60mi away I want them to have all the parts in hand before I make an appointment to ride down there in the morning and leave with a new clutch in the afternoon. They can either do this right or the next step will involve a lawyer.

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well said.....

imcool said:

hi,
When bike is completely stopped and then after releasing clutch slowly in gear 1 I hear some noise from engine somewhere near clutch plates area.
Or when I try to move bike in parking lot or out of driveway out of garage and we need that gear 1 slow clutch to move it little bit.

• It doesnt happen all the time.
• Clutch is working as usual
• this is happening for a while but I never bothered to ask about it.
• Not sure if this normal while releasing clutch
• I have like 9000km on ODo.

Any ideas whats going on?

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so do this and let me know,


before you run motorcycle for first time like every day morning whenever,

before you start the engine, press clutch lever 5-10 times and then when you will start moving the bike, clutch will not make the weird grinding, catching, noise while releasing

You are welcome

sunny said:

so do this and let me know,


before you run motorcycle for first time like every day morning whenever,

before you start the engine, press clutch lever 5-10 times and then when you will start moving the bike, clutch will not make the weird grinding, catching, noise while releasing

You are welcome

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so based on the info you gave i be wondering what would happen if you started it in first gear?
you might need an open space if it jumps forward.

TURBO200R4 said:

so based on the info you gave i be wondering what would happen if you started it in first gear?
you might need an open space if it jumps forward.

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I am quite sure most motorcycle riders start their motorcycle in neutral at first ride of the day also what I suggested to do is with engine off not on.

sunny said:

I am quite sure most motorcycle riders start their motorcycle in neutral at first ride of the day also what I suggested to do is with engine off not on.

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was meant as a test not a life long procedure
and like your method if it works to keep it from grinding wth

sunny said:

so do this and let me know,


before you run motorcycle for first time like every day morning whenever,

before you start the engine, press clutch lever 5-10 times and then when you will start moving the bike, clutch will not make the weird grinding, catching, noise while releasing

You are welcome

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I have tried that and it sometimes minimizes the effect if at all. If with the bike running I put it in gear and tease the clutch with slightly raised rpm it sometimes minimizes it. Since the temps are over 100F right now and it's just no fun to ride the bike is at the dealer who says that in the last week and a half they have not noticed any noise or vibration. Triumph is not forthcoming with any information and seem to refuse to answer the question if they have heard of this problem before. They are back to the beginning saying that if they tear it apart and find nothing wrong then I would have to pay for it, well I did not have to pay the first time they did that. However they only removed the clutch pack as a whole, found nothing wrong, put it back and no noise for another 600mi. I don't want to keep doing this for the remaining year and a half of my warranty so I think they should remove the clutch and this time follow through and actually disassemble it. I'm not sure if a somewhat defective component would be obvious or not so they may find nothing wrong again. If this is a design flaw I would think there should be more people on this forum talking about it so maybe just some components that slipped through quality control that shouldn't have. I don't believe for one second that Triumph is not aware of this as all companies have people keeping an eye on forums like this.

Maybe I'm beating a dead horse here, but I started (again) having hard shifts and trouble finding neutral (like 3-4 attempts). So, I once again bleed the clutch MC and it's now perfect- big, big, difference. As I said before... I used to have that juddering clutch issue and since doing this procedure I no longer experience that. Is it because of this? I can't say for certain, but it's now gone.
Given all the bad reports of negligence from shops in recent posts, I would not necessarily trust that they bled the MC, no matter what else they claimed to have done involving the clutch. This literally takes 15 minutes and is worth a shot...

Journeyman said:

Maybe I'm beating a dead horse here, but I started (again) having hard shifts and trouble finding neutral (like 3-4 attempts). So, I once again bleed the clutch MC and it's now perfect- big, big, difference. As I said before... I used to have that juddering clutch issue and since doing this procedure I no longer experience that. Is it because of this? I can't say for certain, but it's now gone.
Given all the bad reports of negligence from shops in recent posts, I would not necessarily trust that they bled the MC, no matter what else they claimed to have done involving the clutch. This literally takes 15 minutes and is worth a shot...

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i love your videos,
do i need to remove the slave cylinder bleed bolt while doing this procedure in your video?

sunny said:

i love your videos,
do i need to remove the slave cylinder bleed bolt while doing this procedure in your video?

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Just the bleed screw inside the MC. The video shows it from start to finish. IF air comes out you will absolutely notice a difference in your clutch. Just keep fluid above the screw when cracking it open.