Clutch trouble.
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Tourer
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From: South Central PA
Clutch trouble.
I have started to get pain in my hand that goes from my middle finger to the center area of my hand near my wrist. My thumb near my hand joint also hurts. The hurt happens when I pull my clutch lever which is stock on my 2003 XLH Sportster. Is there anything made that reduces the pull pressure and would help my hand to not hurt?
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In the time it takes to send people to wander around google, you could simply use the site's search tool (upper tool bar) and find specifically what you want. Responses on this site will give you a lot of insight. You can even limit the search (using advance search) to just Sportster.
The reason some answer this way is because it is a common topic of discussion here and a little re-search on this site will get you days worth of info on that exact topic.
Long story short, yes there are devices to make clutching easier. The first thing I'd do is reset the clutch adjustment. It's a 2 step process with a mechanical adjustment inside the motor, then a cable adjustment to take up slack. The cable adjust is not to be used to adjust the clutch, only to take slack out of cable!
One other thought would be to disconnect cable and see if the cable slides in the casing smoothly. Sometimes the cable frays and causes all kinds of issues.
The reason some answer this way is because it is a common topic of discussion here and a little re-search on this site will get you days worth of info on that exact topic.
Long story short, yes there are devices to make clutching easier. The first thing I'd do is reset the clutch adjustment. It's a 2 step process with a mechanical adjustment inside the motor, then a cable adjustment to take up slack. The cable adjust is not to be used to adjust the clutch, only to take slack out of cable!
One other thought would be to disconnect cable and see if the cable slides in the casing smoothly. Sometimes the cable frays and causes all kinds of issues.
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I am still very new to this Harley. I love the info I can get from this site and am very thankful when nice people are so willing to help me. Not sure way, but using my phone to search I kept getting "server not found".
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If you haven't seen this, this could be worth a read.
http://www.amp-research.com/products...clutch-assist/
http://www.amp-research.com/products...clutch-assist/