RE: Clutch Assembly

Posted by hendred on Oct 20, 2017; 4:39pm
URL: http://silk-motorcycles.221.s1.nabble.com/Clutch-Assembly-tp5001653p5001736.html

I guess you tried the procedure in Section G1 of the Silk Manual and blipped the throttle after pulling the oil pump cable.  Check the air hole in the oil tank cap is clear, if blocked it will prevent oil flowing to the pump. (I use a piece of cling film under the cap if I want to disconnect the oil pipe without draining the tank.)  I don't know how to check the pump itself but the cover has to be replaced very carefully to ensure that the slotted arm connected to the cable is engaged with the peg on the pump.  The arm was slightly bent on my bike when I got it and the oil pump was on minimum setting all the time.  I found the easiest way to get it together was with the peg set about half way along the slot.

The small O rings should be replaced in the pump if you take it apart.

The oil pipes are quite long from the pump to the bearings and the pump doesn't pump a lot of oil.  It will take some time to fill the pipes if they have become empty for some reason.  I refilled mine by taking off the complete oil pump and filling the lines by pumping oil into them with an oil can and then replacing the pump.  Again the O rings should be replaced.  

Hope this helps.