Ta Neil. So it's definitely a clutch problem
. I have 2 thoughts:
1. You may have found your own answer
. Your source of information is right: the clutch basket, the springs and their screws were changed in 1981. If you didn't change the screws and springs when you fitted what might be a later type of clutch basket, that may be your problem (but read Point 2 below).
Easy check: the old type of screw will be 10mm long, the new ones 16mm.
2. The clutch operating rods did NOT change. So I'm suspicious as to why your new set is a different length. However if they're too long, they'll hold the clutch plates apart. Result: no drive .. just like wot you've got.
Solution: replace the new set with the old ones and see what happens. (You can normally get them out of the tunnel from the right hand side by removing the gearbox sprocket cover and then grabbing them with a magnetic pick-up tool).
3. You should be interested in why the clutch nut came undone and also why one of the pillars was pulling thru. I suspect some one in the past has changed some components and not others. So check things carefully, or you risk having a repetition :wah" .
P.s With the clutch pack, it's not only the final plain plate that was a special. The first friction plate was too. It's bent teeth should face OUT. However, I have a vague feeling that Surflex
may have done away with this in the modern kit - sorry, I can't be sure. But if you do end up taking the set out again, it will be worth checking.
HTH
Craig
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