250R clutch issues, need HELP!!!

[250r'en +TCB]

Ok here's the deal.... The machine starts up fine. I let it warm up, for plenty long enough. You shift into first and, nothing. NO POWER!!! It almost as if the thing is in nuetral! The machine won't even stall itself!!! It just bogs a little!?!?! You twist the throttle and the engine revs, but there isn't even enough torque to move the machine forward on flat ground! The first time this happend I pushed it down a hill in first, amde a couple laps up my drivway (not up hill) VERY slow laps, and eventually after about 10 runs on my 1/8 mile driveway the thing starts to get power to the wheels!!! After that it works fine! Obviosly this isn't good for it!!! So anyway I figure the clutch needs adjustment. I played with the handlebar adjustment and the one going into the crankcase. I go both ways with them (it was in the middle) yet there's no effect! Nothing! My step day says there could be water in the transmission. Well considering it sat for 10yrs, I start it and it runs fine all summer and fall why would it give me trouble now? Plus I keep it in a heated garage so it's not like the water (if there is any) could freeze! I'm lost here!
HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!

[3leggeddog]

you need a clutch.most likely now it's colder the plates are not expanding enough to grab.put a new clutch kit in it and it should be fine.sounds like you smoked the plates.be sure to buy the heavier springs with the kit.get all the fiber,and metal plates.don't just replace one and not the other.while you have the basket apart,look at you fingers on the basket.if the fingers have small grooves in them,form the fiber plates vibrating back and forth,file the finger on the basket down.this will help the clutch engage,and disengage easier

[trikesown]

check the throttle cable that happened to mine it wouldnt go but it started fine but when i went to take off it didnt go and also try the clutch * could of burt that up so take my advice and check both!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. trust me im a three wheeled freak i just love em they are my favorite toy and im also a mechanic on them a custum build them for people willin to pay alot of cash up front

[3leggeddog]

wow,where did all that come from?

you guys need to keep your differences off the boards,this is not a name callin match.if don;t like him,thats cool,but don't threaten people.it makes you look like more of an idiot then him,imo.

[Yamahauler]

Yea, you will likely need to go internal for this one.
Take your clutch out and mic all the friction plates, and check the metal plates for warpage.
If nothing seems to be out of spec, reajust the internal ajuster screw and put it together to try again.

An like 3leggeddog said, file down the fingers on the clutch basket if they are grooved.

[250r'en +TCB]

Right...... So, can I get some more people with a longer standing time at 3ww??? hahaha...... Anyway how can the clutch be toast if once it gets going it runs fine? Plus I kept it in a 65 degree garage! So the cold should have nothing to do with it......

[3leggeddog]

well the oil getting worked back around has alot to do it with it too.the plates need that oil in between them to function.i say weak springs,and burnt disks are to blame.you ma adjust it out,but i say a new cltch is most likly in the near future for you.

[250r'en +TCB]

great.......... Well in that case, anybody have any recomendations for a new clutch??? To be honest I've never replaced a clutch before. I'll just need the new pads right? I hope....

[Yamahauler]

You might as well pull the side cover off and take the plates and stuff out. It's a 10 minute job, mic the friction plates, check warpage on the metal plates, and check the spring fee length. It is likely a combination of all three and you will have to replace it all.

[monster 84r]

a custum build them for people willin to pay alot of cash up front

make me a atc 90 that'l run with the 450's, il pay a million dollars haha.

my plates did the same thing tcb, i took them out, cleaned them, re oiled, and it was fine.

[3leggeddog]

well i have bought alot of new cltchs and barnett are very good.get the heavier springs with though.dpk is also a good clutch

[3leggeddog]

thats cool,but only the fibers are there.you need the metals too.before you buy anything,take the cover off and inspect everything.thengo from there.replacing the clutch is very simple.let your new fibers soak in oil over night.

what kind of oil do you use?

[Yamahauler]

Find out the brand of those Fibres. If they are Versah, i would stay away.
I bought Versah ones for my YTM, but I wouldnt put them in a high performance machine.