As mentioned the plunger and swing arm clutches are different: And sadly yes the early swing arm clutch also fitted to B series plunger bikes is ideally suited to a washing machine
. However if most of it is not too worn
, then
they can provide many years of trouble free service.
The main issue with the six spring model is the budget ball bearing races that unlike the plunger and later 4 spring both ran on rollers
. More modern clutch like the BNR have proper bearings, better again
.
Once the bearings are sloppy the plates don't lift nicely and can slip and drag (yes do both
) if not well set up. - This isnt helped by the narrow point of lift with the rod in the clutch centre. A suzuki gs550 clutch top hat styled bearing releases nicer but is a mod.
I ran this type of clutch stock standard for around 30 years on my ZB33 and it does pay to select neutral approaching intersections involving waiting, but I did used to commute on that bike in city traffic and did a lot of two up touring.
Be patient putting it back together, for the double nuts (if not using nylocks -I didnt bother) they must be thin walled.
