Do centrifical auto-clutches actuate only when the rpms shft the weight of the motor and some ball bearings or some $hit like that release the clutch? I dont really know how exactly they work, could you fill me in? I have to know how things work to be able to use them properly. Please respond...[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img]

 

well it seems that when you pull the shift leaver up it pulls the clutch it becausae you can rev it as long as you hold it up and not go anywhere. and when you drop it it engages. thats why the shifter lever feels totaly different on autoclutches. you also have to pull them up way higher if you notice.

 

yes the shift lever disengages the clutch, but the clutch is also disengaged under a certain rpm and engages by itself at a certain rpm, so you can leave the machine idle in gear and it will not move, or shouldnt

 

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Most ATV's actually have two clutches. The centrifugal one is ONLY disengaged when the engine drops below a certain RPM. The manual clutch is what you use when you shift gears once you are moving and is the same wet type used on sport quads or motorcycles with a lever mounted on the handlebar. The only difference is it is actuated off the gear change pedal, rather than via a lever on the handlbars. That is why you can do what kybabyn describes.

 

i can sned you a pic if you need gtfz250, like said there is 2 clutches. one is for idleing a big "clutch bell" and then large shoes attached to sprngs, then at a rpm it ingages. and then you have the clutch basket, a series of plates and discs, that allows the quad to disengage the tranny. when the shift lever is in the up position it catches on the basket, ans pulles it in, then when you let go it releases it and ingages.

 

so could I get aftermarket clutch basket for my Z250? Yes I would like a picture. And so it is posible to be able to put a lever on my handlebars to be able to actuate the clutch myself?

 

there is a clutch kit for the Z manual, search for it on the connection you should be able to come up with a place.

 

k thanx alot man

 

oh ya forgot to mention the engauging at a certain rpm range. because if you put it in gear and turn up the idle it will want to or even start moving.