How To: Suzuki King Quad 300 Clutch Adjustment
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- Hey Everyone, Today i explain the simple procedure of adjusting the clutch on your Suzuki King Quad 300. A simple procedure at turn until the bolt feels slight resistance then back off and tighten the lock nut. Josh
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You can tell when someone's an expert when they have the ability to teach others. You're doing awesome and my 91 king quad is shifting rock-solid once again. You're the best!
Thanks James! I am just sharing what i know. I wouldn’t say an expert but i share my knowledge:)
Hi mate I just brought one and It just revs then jolts off like u explained how do I fix this
Doing wot u did in this video will it sort it
@rickylee123 hey Ricky. That will mean that your centrifugal clutch is bad. The clutch pack in the rear is likely ok.
You will have to pull the rear plastics and side cover. On this side (right side) the clutch is very easy to replace. I believe it has a counter clockwise nut on the crank you will need to remove and it slides right off.
I would recommend a suzuki one. My aftermarket one i installed detonated and i had to replace it with the suzuki part after anyhow. Good luck !
Thanks you absolute legend, I nearly ordered a new clutch pack before watching your video. 10 minute job to adjust the clutch and the old king quad is back in action. Love your work
Thank you so much! I appreciate the comment i really do!! Nice knowing i am helping others😃
Best I have seen explaining which clutches works when. Help me realize I only needed to adjust my plate clutches which he explained very well to.
I followed your video and my quad is running great! Thank you so much for making this video ❤
Your videos helped me out a lot in restoring my king quad. Thank you so much.
Thank you for the nice comment!
Saved my ATV 🎉
Awesome! Be sure you have the right oil in it that is Jaso MA certified for the wet clutches. If it’s regular oil they slip.
Hello friend, I'm from Brazil and I recently bought a kingquad 300 99, they are rare around here and your videos have helped me a lot to solve the mechanical problems. Thanks for helping and congratulations for the work.
Hey Diego! So glad i can help you. Enjoy the King Quad!
Oh My Lord!! My 30 year old ATV just turned back into a Rocket! I can not believe it - she had started slipping to the point where I thought I had burned the clutch up (after all, it has been 30 years). And with this, whew, she's back to working and it was probably 30 or 40 minutes even with a relative novice like myself.
Also, thank you for the excellent overview of how the centrifugal clutch works with the main clutch pack, and how to adjust. Thanks so much!
Thank for this video. I adjusted mine in 10 minutes and now it is possible to gear down easy. Mine was too tight adjusted.
No Suzuki in my garage but I think I stumbled on your channel when looking at Mercury I O info. So I make it a point to watch your vids as I find them interesting and good info ....and to smack that like button as a thanks
Thank you! I really appreciate it.
Thank you so much for posting this video. I offered to fix a friend's 1996 suzuki quad, the clutch was slipping badly, especially just starting up. Honestly I thought primary (centrifugal) clutch was shot and I'd be looking at new clutch plates, etc. ATV shop told him it was his fault for not running correct oil and everything had to be replaced. So I did the adjustment like you said, as a first step just in case it worked, and man it worked like a champ. I literally fixed his atv in 15 minutes lol. Unbelievable! This thing was slipping horribly! Really liked how you explained how the clutches worked, and your process of fixing it was just awesome. I've never worked on an atv before, but have fixed my own vehicles and small engines my whole life, so it was very easy to follow along with what you were saying. Thanks again man you rock!
Enjoying all your videos on the King Quad. When I start working on mine will come back and revisit them all to get it going.
Thanks Wayne!
Hey bud. Really like these king quad videos. These are great machines and there's nothing like them made today. I've got a 92 Lt4wd and love it. Keep them coming bud and good work!
Thank you! I am glad they are helping. Hoping to keep them coming more regular now.0
Your video saved my weekend. I made a quick adjustment (after breaking my 14mm socket) on the clutch after it was slipping really bad on my way to my hunting spot. Tested and made a few more trips back and forth and it seems to be fixed for now.
I just got an older 300, sat for a few months they said, it shifts hard and slips too, going to do the adjustment this weekend plus other things I've seen on your channel, thanks for the education on this KQ300 sir, it's greatly appreciated 😎
Going to adjust the clutch on my 99 KingQuad and your video was just what I needed to support what I read in my manual.
Set screw did not appear out of adjustment even though I don't think its ever been touched. Clutch was slipping in high load situations like when I tow a york rake to smooth our driveway. I don't recall the machine ever doing that in the past which led me to think the clutch needed adjustment. Took it for a ride after checking it and it ran great but I have not towed the rake with it yet. Thanks for the video.
Great Butch. I hope this solves your issue and it makes your machine up to par again. So nice Suzuki designed these with the access port.
Hey man, just found this! proud original owner of a 98 Suzuki King! Just got it running again and need to work on a few minor issues. These videos are GREAT!
Thank you. I appreciate the comment👍🏻
Thanks to you I learned how to rebuild a 2000 suzuki king quad 300 carb. Thanks.
No problem. Glad i could help.
This is a fantastic video, so helpfull and informative. The way you explain everything is so easy to understand. Many thanks for all the effort put into these videos.
Thank you! I am glad some people think like me and i can help them. I try to explain what works for me...😀
Thanks for the video. I have a 92 and a 95 king quad 300. Best quads ever built.
Glad the sli[ppage is just an adjustment. Bought the clutch plates just in case i cant get them in the future. good video! Love my Suzuki quads!!
can you do a video on clutch plate replacement for this machine? Thanks!
Thanks for your videos. Helped me out with my 1997 king quad slipping during take-off
Another fantastic video. Keep up the good work on the King quad. I have been working on ours this winter getting it ready for the spring and summer.
Thanks Phil!
i really like your videos im a car tech buy trade and now have two of these tanks love them your videos are very informative to me keep up the good work
Hey Gary right on. I am a Marine Tech so these aren’t my specialty just a side hobby for me👍🏻 But you know how it is. All the same principle and fun to tinker with. Thanks for the comment👍🏻
3 years later and I’m watching this video. We just fixed an old man’s bike cause of this video.
Hey man, thanks for the video. Super informative, saved my customer some money and made me look like a boss for not just replacing it. (Fractions still work in metric world 😊) 🤘
Hi, just want to let you know that your video avoided me sending my quad to the shop. My new to me 2004 KG 300 (yes that year model exist in Canada) was starting to have a sluggish performance when cold in the middle of winter. The engine would rev but would have a hard time moving forward. I had to put it in 1st gear super low for 2-3 minutes then changing gear every couple of minute until it was hot. I thought it was because of the weather. Now that it's hot outside, it still had the same issue... Yesterday I adjusted that screw (it was too tight) and my bike is now working like it should! Thanks again for your very informative videos!
Great to hear Marc. Make sure you are running proper ATV oil for the clutches the JASO MA spec for the atv! Otherwise you will burn out your clutches!
I absolutely love all your videos. You’re doing a great job. I just bought a 1999 Suzuki king quad 300. When the quad is off, I can manually pull the gear shifter up into all the gears. When I’m running, it’s impossible for me to get out of first to 2nd and so on. Why would that be?
Thank you!! Do you let off the gas and then pull up to go to the next gear?
@@Schneids15 I will try that tonight. Thank you so much for reaching out to me. This is awesome.
@@Schneids15 you were right, I let off the gas and it worked. It was very hard to pull up, but It did work. Thank you sooooo much. Have a great weekend!!!
I had to set mine a hair tighter cause if I had any slack at all my shifter gave me a real hard time moving up in gears. The more tension I had on the adjustment bolt it shifts way easier, not sure why
Very nicely explained, step by step. Thank you!
Thanks for the video. My clutch was slipping until the machine was nearly fully warmed up, after doing this adjustment it doesn't slip at all in the lower gears. I think I'll need to put in a new one this spring though, I saw some blued metal in there...
Great to head Ian. You are running tbe proper JASO oil in it i suppose? I had one with regular motor oil in it when i got it and the clutch slipped. I swapped it for good JASO oil ( rotella 15 40) and it stopped slipping.
@@Schneids15 I did one 1 oil change with some Castrol Syntec 5W50 about 15 years ago before I really did some research into what oil to use. It did slip then when cold so I changed it out, and for the next 10 years I used RT6 5W40(JASO rated) which pretty much eliminated slip for many years, but eventually it started slipping when cold again. Lately I switched to RT4 15W40 in my tractor and the ATV as its got a bit better HTHS numbers and usually my coldest starts are -15 or so. I didn't realize that the secondary clutch was adjustable until I watched your video.
Thanks explained very well
Your videos are great. Helped me out several times. Another way to tighten the jam nut is to use the socket ,and put your screwdriver down the hole in the socket to hold adjustment screw in place .Then turn socket with Vicegrips to snug it up then fully tighten with socket wrench. Have you ever done the pinion seal? Im told its a common point of leaks. Mine appears to be weeping. Keep up the great work.
Thank you! That is a great idea i have never thought of. Appreciate it. Never done the pinion seal no. When it comes time to replace it i will make a video:)
Looks like the hardest part will be pulling the driveshaft. Should unbolt at the front diff but you have to split the u joint at the motor end.Then a bolt on the yoke and I'm hoping it slides out.
Good luck. It is one job i hope i don’t have to tackle. Lol
Great King Quad 300 videos, keep up the good work! Greetings from Finland!
Those clutches are clever 👍
I enjoy your videos keep them coming I finally got me a 1999 Suzuki king quad 300 4x4 very good ATV's.
Quick tip---weld a box-end wrench on the right socket which allows the screwdriver thru the middle.....if you're able.
Good idea for sure. If i did this on a regular basis i would have something rigged up.
@@Schneids15 I'm working on a quad that was buried in mud, left alone in a field with the carb off for at least a couple yrs. Replaced rings,piston, unlocked stuck crank, now dealing with carb. Thx again for the vids.
Just made a new fan - been watching your videos and wrenching on my king quad. Thank you. Question is it the Phillips head screw your turning to adjust the clutch ?
Going to try this in a min. My 99 300 is slipping pulling a hill
You will likely be alright if you caught it that early.
Worked great. Thanks so much for your king quad videos. It was my first adjustment at 1086 miles
Awesome Tim. Glad it worked. You caught it early enough. Make sure you are running a oil with the JASO MA certification for the wet clutches. If you don’t they will slip.
I've had this atv 23 yrs only 1086 miles. And 3 rectifiers later. 😆
Appreciate your videos. Where is the air/fuel adjustment on the 300 carb? Do you have to take it out to get to it?
Enjoy your videos, how about doing a short video on pull starting your king quad and any tips for when the electric starter isn't working.
Great idea. I’ll write that down. Thank you!
The brushes on the starter are probably worn down. It can be rebuilt. The brushes can be ordered from a suzuki dealer. You can also buy a complete new aftermarket starter for approx $65cad. check ebay/amazon.
Schnieds got a microphone!!!
No microphone, same camera. Using different editing software now though so that will hopefully improve quality.
Can you do a video on replacing the clutch cable?
I done this I think it helped but do you happen to have a video on the centrifugal clutch because I think that might be what's going on with mine
Sorry i don’t if it is the centrifugal it will engage with a hard clunk. Will rev up then dash forward hard.
Could you make a video on how to replace both clutches? Would be awesome
as a newowner of a 280 king quad that I know nothing about, really love your videos one thing is the 280 simular to the 300? thanks
Thanks for the great videos. can I save my clutch pack? My Suzuki 300 1992 ran out of oil siezed 3 times and still runs. Used resolve did not know that it might cause the clutch pack to slip. It has taken 3 years but it is now slipping. can I use a limited slip aditive after changing oil a couple times to fix this?
You probably could. However that limited slip additive won’t be good for your engine. I would suggest a new clutch pack. They are about 100$
Do you have a video for clutch replacement?
Is there a gear shift linkage on these bikes I have a 94 King quad and I feel like I need to adjust the linkage cuz it goes into three and four easy but first to second it's kind of rough
I have a King Quad 300 I bought new in 2021, it has only done 70 kms in that time I only use it for taking the rubbish bins down the drive and have a small trailer I use to clean our 4.5 acre property. The gears are really crunchy and is hard to shift gears will adjusting the clutch as you have demonstrated fix this issue? Thanks in advance,
Worked on mine rides strong now it was for the front
I have a vinson 500 semi and that work
Thanks for sharing. I hope this will help others with the newer quad’s.
Any recommendation on what could be causing my reverse to go away after a few engagements while plowing snow. Initially it will give a nice solid engagement when moving the lever then gradually each shift into reverse gets softer and will not initially engage. If I rock the machine left and right while giving it throttle it will eventually engage and perform fine until I have to repeat the process. All forward gears engage solidly and perform fine.
Great video man. Thanks.
Quick question. If you place your 300 in 1st gear can you still push it like it was in neutral? I think my clutch is stuck engaged, for sure the starter clutch is as when I pull start it I can here the starter motor wining as I spin it around. Just curious how it reacts when working right.
Hey Josh, does it matter if it is in gear or neutral when performing the clutch adjustment? Thanks for your time.
Hey Ron, it won’t matter unless the shift lever is actually being depressed. I would do it in neutral.
Can you tell me what my issue is if my 300 king quad doesn’t want to go very well in first gear. It won’t climb a small hill while in first high gear. Even reverse struggles. Just before this happened my son had been riding it for a while with very low oil. Gear case oil? Whichever one it is that you fill from the back end. 10w-40?
Any help would be great.
Is the engine revving up but won’t go up? Sound’s like a slipping clutch to me. You could try this in the video and see if it improves. If you have the wrong oil that is not approved for wet clutches they will slip as well.
my 2000 250 atv has been sitting for about 5 years. It starts very quickly. When I give it gas it quits. I cant get it to go unless I have it choked. I also have trouble shifting into higher gears. I would appreciate any directions to solve my two issues. Joe fab
Any good place to buy a replacement seat or seat cover that fits these king quads well? Having a hard time finding one that isnt a “one size fits all” kind of seat.
Thanks man. Great info
Do you have any insight as to why my king quad wont move ? Rear end jacked up the shaft and wheels move. On the ground, nothing
Sounfs like it could be a bad clutch.
Josh, Videos for the King Quads are great, Looking to take on changing the oils and all the rest you've got posted...One question on spark plug, is the terminal nut supposed to be on or screwed off? Mine has been off for awhile or was taken off. idk. Thank you.
Great info. Thank you!
Great videos! I'm glad I found your channel. Ive a question about my 95 ltf4wdx 280cc 300. I start my wheeler, put it in gear and move. It feels like it jerking hopping and lunging. I still haven't been able to narrow down the issue. Trying to accelerate does nothing. Once it did accelerate for like a couple seconds, then right back to jumping. Im lost. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
There isn’t a bulge in a tire is there?
@@Schneids15 no tires are new. Slow press on the throttle its real choppy. I'm thinking fuel delivery. Ive rebuilt carb. New hone, rings and too end gaskets. Timing is on point. No metal in oil. 🤷. Im leaning on fuel delivery, fingers crossed its not electrical.
Hey man. I have a 2000 king quad. When idling I hear a pining or thumping noise coming from the clutch side of the motor. I’ve held a long screwdriver by the oil sight glass to confirm it’s coming from that side. When I put it in gear, forward or reverse, it goes away. Any suggestions. My uncles 96 king does it also but not as loud as mine.
I got a 300 king new clutch have to play with gear shifter to get to go in gear is that cause clutch ain’t adjusted right
hi, you seem like you know about this suzuki, i was watching your vids since i bought a quad, would you help me out please, Quick question please , i had issues with starting the bike it will no longer electric starts, so i used the pull start which i never used before and its so hard to pull almost impossible and im a strong built man, very very difficult to pull i dont want to break it, so i removed the spark and tested to pull start pulls easy ofcourse, i tested all the electrics, found out the started is dead,
question is: is there an issue with my bike that im not able to pull start or is it normal that its hard to pull? , i bought a replacement starter kit, should i repair and go back to starter motor starting, im afraid brushes might get damaged quick again because of some other problem in the bike.. i have a LT-4WDX Suzuki kingquad.
Hey Senan. On the valve cover there is a decompressioner. Flick that ahead, then pull. It will pull much easier.!!
Is this the same on my 2002 king quad
I have a 2000 king quad 300 that only runs on super slow. If I put it into slow or high it's as if it were in neutral. Please help 🙏
This sound’s like it could be a bad clutch pack. If you jack up the back end off the ground in 2wd and put it in high or low will the tires move when you shift then?
@Schneids15 I have it in a storage unit, I've been doing some work to it when I get a chance. I will try this probably tomorrow, and I will get back to you. Thank you for your input 👍
Mine won't go into gear. Any suggestions?
Great video. Question: One of the 3 nuts that surround the center bolt of the clutch cover of my quad fell off and is spitting oil when I ride. The bolt is either so recessed or missing. Do I need to take the clutch cover off or can I tap that hole and insert a bolt to keep oil from leaking out?
Hey Barry, i would verify if the bolt fell out or not. If it did find a good metric bolt likely a m6 or m8 i can’t remember how big those are. Ideally throw a new bolt in. If it was me i would pull it off only if i had to. Then again i would not tap it while the cover is on. I would remove it.
Thanks. Appreciate the reply!
When riding,Upshifting is fine but when downshifting its hard to get into 3rd , 2nd and 1st .would adjusting the clutch help?thanks
Hey love the videos! I have a carb question, when you run your bike in the winter do you have to richen the mixture screw at all? I have a 98 Ltf 4WD Im running mine around minus 15 degrees Celsius
Hey Mat, if you are having issues you can richen it. Once you are warmed up you should be fine and it will run fine. I usually just bump my idle screw up a bit to help it out in running when very cold.
Hello Schneids15, great video once again. Based on your explanation of the two clutches, which was exactly what I needed to hear about, it sounds like I have a centrifugal clutch issue. When I first start the quad and hit the throttle when in gear, the quad will not move, no matter how much throttle I give it. If I let it warm up a bit for like 5 to 10 minutes it seems to be better, but not perfect. There is a delay in acceleration when changing gears and you have to ease on the throttle to get it up to speed. What are my options for dealing with this centrifugal clutch issues? Replace? (where do I find that?) Repair? (parts?) or will I need a parts quad to get one out of? Your help and opinion is greatly appreciated. Oh and just an update, Royal Distributing, I was able to get the $75 starter to replace my old one I was tapping to get started. Cheers! JM
Hey Jay, once warmed up when you rev it up does it abruptly grab and take off when in first?
@@Schneids15 No, it slowly starts to crawl to a full throttle drive. The rear clutch pack seems to be okay once going without any sudden snap or slip. It just started doing it a couple of weeks ago, so it is new and quite odd. Appreciate your reply.
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@@Schneids15 Thanks as always for your replies it is greatly appreciated and very generous of your time. Have you or your buddies had any experience with the centrifugal clutches on the king quads? Repair kits available? Replacements? All the best...
What would cause one to take gas in numeral but if you put it in gear and give it the gas it kinda just like acts like it ain't taking gas but sometimes If you floor it it will go and stay but if you stop you have to floor it and it may go but sometimes it will just kinda like bounce and act like it ain't getting gas and tries to die out
Sounds like either a carburetor issue but likely mostly sounds like the front centrifugal clutch needs replaced
What about front clutch adjustment?
Hi there. Quick question from the U.K. if you don’t mind. When idling in neutral my quad bike doesn’t creep forward. However if I lift the gear foot selector to put it in first but hold the foot selector up the quad bike will creep forward slowly. Does that mean my secondary clutch needs loosening? Or is that normal?
I guess my idle is also too high as the centrifugal clutch is engaging a bit.
I would say that is normal. You can usually feel it go into gear. I have never jacked mine up and put it in gear to see if it will move the tires a bit in neutral or not. If the idle is high the centifigal clutch could be grabbing a tad bit.
Thanks bro 🧑🏿🦱
Where’s the vin located on these
hello. i have a problem when i drive slow, quad is jumping, when i drive fast its almost stop jumping. But when i release the throttle then stops jumping. do you have any idea what could this be? i have suzuki king quad 300 1995
I think we might have the same issue does it only do it when on the road?
This sound’s like a centrifugal clutch issue. Does it rev up high before it grabs and takes off? If so that is your centrifugal.
@@Schneids15hey sorry to bother but I have a king quad and I’m afraid to brake it when I give it full throttle it just max revs so idk if that’s the clutch or the thing you’re working on in this video and guidance would be appreciated thank you.
@@Schneids15 no, it doesn't rev high..it starts and take off nice, but when i'm on asphalt the whole atv is jumping. maybe its someting whit drive line?
@@elihicks4751yes, it's weird..when i lift him and put it in the year everything is look great
Great videos, what about the gear shifter, very stiff.
Stiff to move?
Yeah, my foot can't work it, gotta use my hands to shift. Cable is bad at trans, unknown about fluid.
You could try and lube the cable with penetrant it may work. Otherwise i would replace the cable.
Hey when trying to loosen the nut inside it keeps popping but not loosening?
So mine is still slipping in low or high on 3-5 gears after I shift and I’ve done this , so your saying it’s the front clutch ?
Slips for about 3-5 sec then bits unless your in high 4-5
Hey man I have a 93 300 king quad, and it will crank right up and idle just fine, but when I try to put it in first it will just die every time. Do you think that would be the centrifugal clutch?
Hey, sounds like a carb issue, i would jack up the back end then try it, see if when engaged to first if the wheels are off the ground then see if it stalls.
Hello Schneids! I’ve got a 95 King Quad 300..periodically my bike will shift into gear but won’t move anywhere. I can hear a grinding/whirring noise in the back end when this happens that will increase in rpm when I shift into higher gears. I can rock the quad back and forth for a bit and eventually get it to engage and I can rip on it again. The issue can happen in pretty much any gear, and while driving. While driving it will all the sudden act like it kicked out of gear and go into neutral and the RPM will shoot up. Would this be a rear clutch issue since I can hear the noise in the rear and the rpm of the noise changes with the gear change? Thanks for the help!
Have you replaced a clutch on a king quad 300? I just got one and may need a clutch if adjusting it doesn't work
Hey Brian i have. No video evidence of it though.
I'm guessing my 02 articat 300 would be the same It looks to be the same engine.
I am pretty well 100% sure. Yes
Where can I get a new seat? 1995 King Quad.......
Ebay has covers!
Morning bud, I was going through my Clymer service manual and I seen tourque specs. I took a pic of it but I can't seem to be able to send it on here. Do you have a face book account?
Hey Dave. I have instagram as @schneids15 but no facebook sorry.
I have a question my quadrunner it's a 250 it will not come out of neutral it has reverse I can go backwards all day but once I put it back to neutral from reverse it will not go into no gears is like it hits a wall what could be causing that I even try to rock it back and forth and it did not help
yo im having this same problem, any update on the issue and how did you resolve it?
When I put my 300 suzuki in gear and it jerks in gear it acks like the clutch is engaged all the time
Man I'm stumped, I have replaced both the syntrifical and the secondary clutch pack and our 4x4 won't move, the air gap on the primary clutch is an 1/8 " stumped 🤔
Is the ozark 250 the same
Nope
I need help me
I have never adjusted the clutch on my 2000 Quadrunner and it has 17,000 miles.