Started my Sunday morning with a couple of seemingly minor maintenance tasks for the bikes- adjust the clutch on the Atlas, search out and cure a minor oil leak on the Commando, etc., but I'm stuck dead on the Atlas clutch.
I slackened the cable and released it from the operating lever, popped the rubber bung off the chaincase, loosened the lock not and prepared to bottom out the screw then back it out as prescribed in the manuals. Problem is that after loosening the locknut, I actually bent a screwdriver trying to turn the screw. Now this is a new one on me, as I've done this to the bike before- screw turned easily, snug up the locknut, done. What is causing this to lock up? Any thoughts on a cure?
I slackened the cable and released it from the operating lever, popped the rubber bung off the chaincase, loosened the lock not and prepared to bottom out the screw then back it out as prescribed in the manuals. Problem is that after loosening the locknut, I actually bent a screwdriver trying to turn the screw. Now this is a new one on me, as I've done this to the bike before- screw turned easily, snug up the locknut, done. What is causing this to lock up? Any thoughts on a cure?