My bike has covered nearly 10500 miles on the original clutch, and it is starting to make those groaning/squeaking noises when I pull away etc. When I put the new pressure plate on, I had a look at some of the plates and the friction pads seemed very low.
Is it just the case of buying a set of new clutch plates for the 996 Bip and slotting them in? Or is it a little more involved than that?
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You do need to look at the condition of the Basket as well as replacing plates. Yours may be alright but if there are ridges along the working surface of the basket slots then that needs to be considered. The slots on the centre drum might also be worn but its less likely
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Have you taken the plates out recently and cleaned them? The groaning noise sounds more like a build up of clutch dust than worn out plates, unless you're actually getting clutch slip in which case I'll shut up and go back to the SS room.