'56 Tiger 100 Clutch

are the grooves in the basket scalloped? that can prevent the plates from sliding in and out freely

 

if the wear isnt too bad you can extend tbe life of both the basket and the plates a bit by filing.

smooth out the scallops in the bssket and hub. it will make the slots wider which will wear again, but youll get some more life out of them.

on the plates the inner and outer tabs will be mushroomed over. file them until theyre square.

if theyre too far gone replace both the plates and the basket. the front sprocket lasts quite a long time but have a look at the primary chain

 

All the points in the previous post are correct, Regarding replacement parts, l bought plates etc from "britbits" in Christchurch as they are local to me and they have been fine for hundreds of miles.

 

I know you say you have checked the springs for adjustment, however what needs to be done is the following, with the primary cover off, remove the spark plugs and whilst kicking the engine over you can see if the clutch is running true, if not then just adjust the springs one at a time until it runs true, even measuring the clutch springs with a micrometre in situ will not show you if the clutch is running true. I would also recommend using ATF fluid in the chain case, remember it is only there to lubricate the primary chain and not the clutch. If you do want to replace the clutch plates then consider using an SRM clutch, this offers 1 finger operation on the clutch lever, with super smooth gearchanges. Hope this helps and ride safe all from an ageing Rocker.

 

Hi Typeo, here are a few photos of the SRM clutch, I fitted this to a 1956 I restored, I wanted to keep the original clutch, however to make the machine fit for modern traffic, I opted for the SRM unit.