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A Remedy for KTM Clutch "Squawk"
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[QUOTE="Nestrick, post: 1301018, member: 45162"] The upper photo shows how I managed to drill 12 concentric holes of 3/16" diameter around the outer portion of the pressure cap ... drilled using the same technique described above for the 525 model. The lower photo shows the outer surface of the pressure cap with my new oil inlet holes nicely arranged around the outer periphery. From this point on, I cleaned the parts and put everything back together ... didn't take the clutch plates out and clean them ... left them just the way they were when I started. Conclusion: To my amazement ... I fired up the 300 in the driveway and took off in low gear down the road ... the clutch being cold didn't make much of a "squawk" but it was still there and the engagement had it's normal "vague" feeling. I simply rode the bike for about 5 miles around town in stop in go traffic with several long, high speed legs to boot. When the bike was at full operating temperature I began testing the modification. AMAZING ... I can't make it "squawk" no matter what I do! Even starting from a dead stop in 4th gear with tremendous fanning of the clutch and lot's of rev's the bike simply takes off without any noise whatsoever! Before the modification, even trying to do this in 2nd gear would have made a "squawk" that would make most riders cringe and wonder what was wrong with my bike. I rode it twice more today ... allowing it to cool between runs ... same result ... engages much more smoothly, no SQUAWKING ... to say the least, I am extremely happy. This modification has been in operation for a somewhat longer time on my buddy's 525 and it continues to function noiselessly. For those of you who might be interested, both of these bikes are meticulously maintained, ridden hard and given 20W-50 Amsoil Motorcycle Oil on a regular basis. Hope this information is of interest to others who might be suffering these same clutch "problems" ... terry nestrick [/QUOTE]
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