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I've been having persistent clutch issues all week, which culminated in me having to duck-walk my bike back home after the clutch cable snapped on me two blocks away from home.
I ordered a new cable and set out to replace it this morning.
I opened the derby, removed the ramp, unscrewed the adjustment screw completely and... the clutch cable was totally ok but lo and behold, this whole thing fell off into my hand:
Is it supposed to just fall off like this? From the jagged/rough/sharp edge, it seems it broke off from a bigger part, and that would be why I have no clutch function despite a fully functioning cable, ramp and adjustment screw.
How do I fix that?
This is what I saw inside the clutch if that's any help:
ok, This is actually a pretty easy one to diagnose and most likely to fix.
Your throwout bearing has failed.
The inner race (or what is left of it) is where you are seeing the sharp edge. this is normally a "U" shaped piece and goes inside the bearings that you can see in your second picture. Failure mode can be debated, but the inner side of that race is gone. Either due to faulty manufacture or a mal-adjusted clutch causing the bearing to be loaded full time.
The shards that Cvaria is highlighting are most likely the remains of the inner race.
You need a new piece that contains the throwout bearing (part number 2 here)
You will need to remove the snap ring (#22) to remove the part with the outer race.
Change the bearing, the primary fluid (flush it out good) adjust your clutch, and you should be back on the road.
make sure you follow the proper adjustment procedure so as to not side load the bearing when the clutch is released. this will lead to premature failure.
Yup I went to the one dealership that's open today and got that confirmed. Thanx!
Originally Posted by ScottinAZ
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You will need to remove the snap ring (#22) to remove the part with the outer race.
Change the bearing, the primary fluid (flush it out good) adjust your clutch, and you should be back on the road.
make sure you follow the proper adjustment procedure so as to not side load the bearing when the clutch is released. this will lead to premature failure.
Will I need a clutch spring compression tool for this repair?
A little over 44k. At 22k the spring plate blew up and I changed the whole clutch to the screamin' eagle performance clutch.
Originally Posted by cvaria
hhmm... something has failed in there
Good catch! I didn't even notice any of that, Thanx!
Originally Posted by cvaria
where these guys still in there?:
Yup, the clutch adjustment screw was faithfully holding on to them. It's just that deeper inside, nothing was holding the other end of the adjustment screw.
*sigh* I guess it's gonna have to wait till next weekend till I get all the parts and tools. I will only be sure the screamin' eagle clutch pack is still OK until I look inside. I already have a new clutch cable that arrived on Friday. What do you mean by gasket pack? What's that?
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Persistent clutch issues
