Springs wear but they take a while even with an abused clutch. Best way to tell is to measure the free height of your springs when removed form the clutch. the min free height is listed in most service manuals or you can just call a dealer to find out.
tecateboy, you said the the old clutch pack worked fine in the original motor it came out of but won't work in your new one. What did you transfer? just the clutch plates? or the entire basket and hub? if you didn't transfer the basket and hub are the motors the same exact year? it almost sounds like your a plate or 2 short.
As a reference the 87 tecate 4 has 8 friction plates and 7 steel plates along with just about every other tecate 4 and 3 BUT The 84 tecate 3 only has 7 friction plates and 6 steel plates. |