{"id":42284,"date":"2019-10-24T19:47:51","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T10:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=42284"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:45:13","slug":"z1000ltd-kz1000-look-inspection-self-point-maintenance-pams-clutch-kit-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20191024\/everyday-events\/z1000ltd-kz1000-look-inspection-self-point-maintenance-pams-clutch-kit-4","title":{"rendered":"\u2461Z1000LTD (KZ1000 Look) Inspection, Self-Point Maintenance, PAMS Clutch KIT Replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DSC_0821.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42260\"\/><figcaption>    <\/em><br><br><em>Z1000LTD (KZ1000 Look) Inspection, Self-Point Maintenance, PAMS Clutch KIT Replacement\u2014that&#8217;s what we&#8217;re working on today. <\/em><br><br><em>Air-cooled engines from this era are really something special, aren&#8217;t they? The people who created designs that are still loved after all these years deserve real credit. <\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DSC02211.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42277\"\/><figcaption>Now let&#8217;s go ahead and replace the clutch plates. <br><br>I have to say, old bikes = scary image. What scares me? Well, the possibility that parts might have some weird configuration, or stripped threads that need a helicoil, or things that take way longer than you&#8217;d imagine just thinking about them. <br><br>You can&#8217;t just slap it together and call it done, so I want to share this worry with the customer too\u2014that&#8217;s the feeling. <br><br>What&#8217;s with that spray-can-looking black? Kind of scary-looking. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DSC02212.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42278\"\/><figcaption>That&#8217;s quite a rock-and-roll setup. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DSC02214.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42279\"\/><figcaption>I remove it and check for discoloration and condition. Do we really need to look if we&#8217;re replacing it anyway? <br><br>Well, the old configuration and wear patterns are what keep us in business. With a hundred bikes, you get a hundred different stories, and I like to take a moment and really look them over. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DSC02215.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42280\"\/><figcaption>Common reasons for slipping (just standard stuff plus a bit) <br>\u2022 Friction material wear <br>\u2022 Friction material hardening\/degradation <br>\u2022 Steel plate discoloration <br>are what I see most often. <br><br>On older bikes, I think the friction material degrades first and slipping starts, then the steel plates begin to discolor. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DSC02216.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42281\"\/><figcaption>There was some rust, but no discoloration. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DSC02217.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42282\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DSC02223.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42283\"\/><figcaption>Is there anyone out there who loves that aged, weathered patina? <br>That would be pretty hardcore. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42260,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1924],"tags":[133,122,115],"class_list":["post-42284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday-events","tag-self-point-maintenance","tag-vehicle-inspection","tag-z-aircooled"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42284\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}