I'm worried about the clutch in my EZM Q-matic.
The unit is fairly new, purchased in May 2014, installed and running early June 2014. Bike has a HS142 engine with maybe 150 miles on it, and it runs wonderfully. Today I noticed a faint squeaking sound when the clutch was engaging, and when I removed the black plastic belt cover I found what was to me an alarmingly thick layer of very fine gray dust inside the housing. I can only assume is from the pads on the clutch. I'm as gentle as I can be with the clutch; I don't use the engine when taking off (always pedal a bit to get up to speed, then smoothly rev the engine up until I feel it engage) and it always seems to engage smoothly and once it is engaged it performs very well. However, I can't shake the feeling that I'm hurting it - I haven't calculated my gear ratio and my drive train is sort of complex, so trying to calculate it is sort of confusing. This weekend I'll try to find a number.
Is it normal for the MaxTorque clutch in a Q-matic to make a fair amount of dust? What would a "healthy amount" (if there is such a think) of clutch dust be? I've been all over google and the forum search tool and was unable to find anything conclusive for the MaxTorque clutch and/or issues about dust... Am I just getting worried over nothing?
The unit is fairly new, purchased in May 2014, installed and running early June 2014. Bike has a HS142 engine with maybe 150 miles on it, and it runs wonderfully. Today I noticed a faint squeaking sound when the clutch was engaging, and when I removed the black plastic belt cover I found what was to me an alarmingly thick layer of very fine gray dust inside the housing. I can only assume is from the pads on the clutch. I'm as gentle as I can be with the clutch; I don't use the engine when taking off (always pedal a bit to get up to speed, then smoothly rev the engine up until I feel it engage) and it always seems to engage smoothly and once it is engaged it performs very well. However, I can't shake the feeling that I'm hurting it - I haven't calculated my gear ratio and my drive train is sort of complex, so trying to calculate it is sort of confusing. This weekend I'll try to find a number.
Is it normal for the MaxTorque clutch in a Q-matic to make a fair amount of dust? What would a "healthy amount" (if there is such a think) of clutch dust be? I've been all over google and the forum search tool and was unable to find anything conclusive for the MaxTorque clutch and/or issues about dust... Am I just getting worried over nothing?
