I needed to remove the inner primary to replace my rear shifter linkage. Everything went back the way it came out .....but, when I got on to ride the clutch was not releasing. I opened it up made an adjustment now the clutch is slipping. It's engaging but very low RMP's. Anyone have a sugestion.
Thanks
Dave

 

Readjust til correct. There isn't much difference between right and wrong on this in my experience.

 

Back off cable just a few turns to give lever about 1/8 play. Be sure when you brake the locknut and back off, turn the screw in till all the play is gone and then turn in two more turns., Now back out 3 and work the lever screwing in the stop screw till you can get the fill of it hitting with the clutch lever out. Now carefully back off 3/4 turn and snug up the lock nut. Just snug it up and bump it couple times with you palm. Now adjust the free play out of the cable so you only have about 3/32 play at lever. Turn the bars to both sides making sure the 3/32 is correct on both side. Adjusted like this, you will have maximum travel to pull clutch disk apart and adjustment will last a long long time. Also will ease startup bang going into low. PS, make sure you did not put too much fluid in. Go by level,NOT amount..

 

i had a 98 dyna that when i adjusted the clutch, i didnt do it right and it wouldnt disengage, (to tight).. so i had to figure out how much i had to back it off and when i got the right free play on the adjusting nut then it was fine.... i dont remember what the number was for backing off the nut, so i cant help with that part.....

 

I fixed my spelling error. I haven't looked at my manual on this recently, but I believe the after making contact with the clutch rod the set screw should be backed off 1/4 turn. I just know it wasn't much between right and wrong and kinda difficult to feel the initial contact.

 

What I need to know is, the clutch screw inside the primary ... how far do you screw it in and how far if any do you back it out. I seem to have it.
Tomorrow I'll work with the cable again. Wife says just get a shop to do it. Lol ....I want to know how myself.

 

With the cable totally slack, tighten the screw just until you feel it "touch", then back it off 1/2 to 3/4 of a turn. Tighten the locknut and adjust the cable.

 

Thanks.

 

Personally I like 1/2 a turn out but adjustment is a personal preference thing.

 

Like I said in post 3, 3/4 turn out. I do 1/2. On the big heavy cruisers 3/4 is probably safer since they run hotter and stuff swells more and you need the extra 1/4 turn clearance. You turn it in two turns past where it first touches. That is to deburr the screw since the locknut may make a tight spot on it, and you will fill that instead of the bottom of no clearance which is where you want to make the back off from. Do not loosen the clutch cable slack up too much since then you cannot actually move the clutch any with the lever when you do your setting for you to understand where the bottom is. The finial thing is having the free play of the cable to a minimum so it will not do what your first post said it was doing. You can get it a lot better then some will do at the dealer. When it's all right, do the lever and look in on top of the clutch drum, and you will see it pulling apart and understand how it works.