To answer your question D, I didn't see anything different.
Oh, you mean the view of the pressure plate through the oil filler hole in the other thread. My pressure plate looked normal meaning the problem didn't appear to be the clutch pack. I'd say, the clutch pack isn't worn out but it may be glazed. Seems to be holding fine but I'll have to pay attention over the season for any slipping feeling. I think the slipping clutch was all because of the worn lever.
Here is the Pazzo exactly as I removed it. I know the bushing was not moving because it was frozen in place by all the dust that accumulated from the wear. Notice the bushing hole where the plunger rod seats is rotated way inboard. It may not be so apparent from this picture but the black aluminum part of the lever is worn away from contact with the plunger and the plunger tip was half resting against the bottom of this hole it wore in the aluminum (the lighter colored half moon shape immediately to the right of the bushing hole---that is NOT the bushing hole, its the aluminum lever). The bushing wasn't really doing anything anymore.
Here is the same view of the OEM clutch lever. I have rotated the bushing inboard like the Pazzo but I can assure you, when the lever is installed, that hole is looking straight back at the plunger. The plunger never contacts anything but the bushing.
I still don't understand why the problem with the Pazzo happened. Did the hole in the bushing wear too big and let the plunger slip out? It occurs to me that perhaps it was from inadequate lubrication of the bushing. I didn't ever take them out and lube them but I did regularly put a drop of silicone spray on top and let it sit. That stuff should penetrate when applied like that. That is what I used to free up the frozen bushing that was in the Pazzo and it penetrated quite well. Perhaps I should try installing the Pazzo again now that the bushing turns freely.
Email to Pazzo soon to come.
* Last updated by: Rook on 5/1/2014 @ 7:36 PM *
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