Well it appears after 62K miles my clutch plates may need replacing, sensing some slippage.

Looking at various Clutch plate kits from Harley, Barnett, etc. They all look the same to me and damned if I can explain the pricing.

I see some kits are Kevlar and other are Carbon Fiber. Which to choose?
I see some kits offer an extra plate making it a 9 plate system. Is this something I want?

This is all for my 2010 StreetGlide stock 96.

School me....

thanks!

 

The Kevlar and Carbon Fiber plates are the latest and greatest, so that would be a good choice to go with. As far as the 9 disc system, that's more for the higher performance crowd so that's entirely up to you. Then again so are the Kevlar and Carbon Fiber plates!!

 

Can't go wrong with Barnett, but are you sure it's really necessary to replace the clutch? I ask because I had over 130,000 miles on the original clutch on my Roadglide, and when I pulled it for other work, it still looked and worked fine. Of course, different riding habits and environments can make a big difference.

Have you checked the clutch adjustment? Not just the cable, but the free play adjustment inside the derby cover?

How about the primary oil level and condition? Too much or contaminated primary oil can cause slippage.

Check the easy, cheap stuff first before replacing expensive parts.

 

Dont know how many miles to expect from clutch plates before noticeable wear. I really am not an aggresive rider and am easy with the clutch I think. I am just beginning to feel what I am taking for slippage. The clutch has not gone out by any means. I just figured it might be time given the plates do wear. I know clutch life has every thing to do with the rider.

 

Try just roughing up the plates by rubbing them across a cement sidewalk then cleaning and re-installing them. It's an old Indian trick I learned along time ago.

 

Unsure if that's a joke about the sidewalk, but if I went through the effort to take out the clutch plates, I think I'd pass on that tech tip.

If you have it set you're going to buy a clutch pack, I have always had very good luck with the Energy One sets - come complete with frictions and steels and are very reasonable.

 

That's a real deal way to re-roughen the clutch plates. Any cement will do as long as it's relatively flat.