I finally got my bike back together after installing the stator only to find that my clutch seems not to disengage completely. What happens is when I put it into 1st gear it starts to move the bike forward like the clutch is not fully disengage. It won’t let me shift back to neutral, I have to kill the engine and then I can shift it back to neutral. I checked and readjusted the clutch cable made sure the oil was hot but still no luck. To give you a little history, I had a hard time installing front bevel gear and after I got it on the clutch wasn’t working. Needless to say I pulled off the Front bevel case and found that the push rod had somehow got jam between the cast and the clutch release and was all bent up. I checked the front bevel gear for damages found nothing except for the push rod. I replaced the push rod and reinstalled the front bevel gear with no problems. So I’m now wondering if I may have broken something from the first install or is just out of adjustment. Any suggestions?

Have you checked that the clamp is aligned correctly? Just a thought...

Yes, I followed the manual instructions and made sure the clutch release arm was align also double check the cable adjustment

Oh well...that's one simple fix down!

I seem to remember a thread where someone mentioned that the clutch plates sometimes stick, and they had a simple way of releasing them. I just can't remember what it was. :doh: Maybe a search will refresh my memory. I'll post back if I find it.

I did a search on clutch plates and clutch plates stick, didn’t find any threads about sticking plates. I did think that the clutch may be sticking so I and pulled on clutch level several times hopping it would get it to work but had no luck, thanks

Does the clutch require any kind of electrical power to function? I've experienced no power from a depleted battery and to kick the bike over you give it a push and pop the clutch, of course. But I could not get the bike into the desired gear to do this while the battery was dead.

As far as I know the clutch does not require any kind of electrical power to function

Does the clutch require any kind of electrical power to function?

No.

:)

Per Duck:
Before you rip into your clutch, If you can get it to crank in gear with the clutch in, it may free up the plates. It does sound like they are stuck together. My honda does this all the time. My starter can sometimes free it up, sometimes I have to put the wheel against the wall and jump on the kicker.
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This is from the thread located:
http://www.vn750.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7490

Did you turn the lever shaft clock wise up tight, before you aligned and installed the shaft lever?

I think it was counter clockwise, I made sure there was no slack on the level before I hooked up the cable

Page 109 of Kawasaki Service Manual (http://www.tocmanufacturing.com/Files%20for%20Download/VN750%20Manual%20and%20Parts.pdf) it is upside down, so you would turn it left to right. Clockwise.

Problem solved, I popped open the clutch and found that the Plate-Clutch Operatin was broken. It snapped off a base section where one on the clutch springs sits, which made the clutch open unevenly. A new Plate-Clutch Operatin has been ordered. Thank you all for your help and suggestions

Glad you found the problem.