People 250, Bet & Win 250, Grand Dink 250, Grandvista 250 and maybe other Kymco scooters (and probably other brands a well).... Clutch Squeak when starting suddenly or on a hill.
http://www.kymcoforum.com/index.php?topic=22592.msg157748#msg157748The solution has nothing to do with the clutch shoes or springs. The variator mechanism in the rear which is like a giant screw that when moved one way closes up forcing the pulley to the outer diameter of the pulley and when it moves the other way is separates and allows the belt to fall down inside closer to the center as a way of changing gears or gear ratios. I discovered this when my rear wheel was starting to have trouble "unlocking when coming to a stop. If I put my scoot on the center stand there was drag when turning the rear wheel as though I was stuck in gear.
The solution remove the rear pulley as a complete assembly - put it on the ground and stand on it and unlock the large thin locking nut and slowly release the spring pressure. Dissemble all parts, clean off old grease put new grease in and reassemble. This solve my problem but also eliminated the clutch squeak AND changed the entire "feel" of starting from a stop - no more squeak and no more feeling the clutch "lock up" The transistion from stop to 5 mph to 10, 15 etc is totally seamless under all circumstances - even starting on a very steep hill.
Looking back it was at about 7 years and 10K miles that I first started to hear or notice the squeek when accelerating rapidly or on a steep hill. So this fairly straightforward procedure is probably a good idea every 8 to 10K miles.