# ATV centrifugal clutch slip...help? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** clutches, honda\ **Created:** [February 6, 2010, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/atv-centrifugal-clutch-slip-help/43934 "2010-02-06T15:37:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![metal249](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/13edae/32.png) [@metal249](https://community.cartalk.com/u/metal249)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/atv-centrifugal-clutch-slip-help/43934/1 "2010-02-06T15:37:08Z")
I have a 2003 Honda TRX250 Sportrax with a centrifugal clutch. The crankcase was filled with gas via a stuck float valve and bad design. The quad was not operated with this gasoline in the crank, but it did sit for about 2 days, before the gas was flushed out of it. The clutch is located inside the crank on this quad. When the quad was first ran after all this, I noticed a little clutch slip. I kept driving it hoping that the clutch would grab better once the fresh oil soaked in more, but it just keeps slipping more. Could the gas have ruined my clutch? How hard would it be to replace the centrifugal clutch? I am supposed to go riding/camping today and I wont get a chance to again for a while, so any thoughts on this would be great help. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/atv-centrifugal-clutch-slip-help/43934/2 "2010-02-06T15:59:31Z")
The gas probably attacked the bonding agent use on the friction material in the clutch and now this friction material is coming apart. Sounds like a new clutch in order. Tester ---
**Author:** ![dagosa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dagosa/32/9837_2.png) [@dagosa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dagosa)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/atv-centrifugal-clutch-slip-help/43934/3 "2010-02-06T16:08:11Z")
Wait now, can I get snow blower help here too ? My leaf blower has been a bear to start too. ---
**Author:** ![metal249](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/13edae/32.png) [@metal249](https://community.cartalk.com/u/metal249)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/atv-centrifugal-clutch-slip-help/43934/4 "2010-02-06T16:19:04Z")
Unfortunately, thats what I was thinking too. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/atv-centrifugal-clutch-slip-help/43934/5 "2010-02-06T16:35:09Z")
Does the gas you use contain ethanol? Tester ---
**Author:** ![metal249](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/13edae/32.png) [@metal249](https://community.cartalk.com/u/metal249)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/atv-centrifugal-clutch-slip-help/43934/6 "2010-02-06T16:41:56Z")
doesn’t all gas have some ethanol? ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/atv-centrifugal-clutch-slip-help/43934/7 "2010-02-06T16:43:01Z")
When you replaced the oil in the ATV, what kind of oil did you use? Some synthetics will not allow friction clutches to work properly… Most M/C carbs have a float bowl overflow drain that prevents fuel from flowing into the crankcase… ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/atv-centrifugal-clutch-slip-help/43934/8 "2010-02-06T16:43:50Z")
Not where I live. Tester