clutch adjustment
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From: Texas....6ft from the sun
I've never replaced one on any bike I've worked on.
You'll be fine unless it's damaged.
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From: Mountain Top, Alabama
I reuse the derby gasket every time.
One half round on the clutch, lock it down.
A nickel thickness of slack at the clutch handle when finished.
And, if my 'King DID NOT CLUNK when I put it in first, I would not leave the house on it!
One half round on the clutch, lock it down.
A nickel thickness of slack at the clutch handle when finished.
And, if my 'King DID NOT CLUNK when I put it in first, I would not leave the house on it!
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Road Warrior
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From: Arizona
found this Neil while searching for preferred oil. = TThe oil is in there to pull heat from the primary drive chain and to lubricate the chain and clutch plates. I use an older grade of ATF (automatic transmission fluid) without the friction modifiers (type D or F). Dexron 3 is a no-no as it has the modifiers and will cause clutch slip under high load. I've talked to blokes who have over 100,000 miles on their primarys using nothing but ATF and have never had a failure.
I like ATF because car auto transmissions are full of wet clutch packs and chains as well. I get a great progressive clutch action with no slip using ATF but its entirely up to you what kind of oil you put in there and if there's any doubt in your mind whatsoever then get the harley recommended stuff.
he oil is in there to pull heat from the primary drive chain and to lubricate the chain and clutch plates. I use an older grade of ATF (automatic transmission fluid) without the friction modifiers (type D or F). Dexron 3 is a no-no as it has the modifiers and will cause clutch slip under high load. I've talked to blokes who have over 100,000 miles on their primarys using nothing but ATF and have never had a failure.
I like ATF because car auto transmissions are full of wet clutch packs and chains as well. I get a great progressive clutch action with no slip using ATF but its entirely up to you what kind of oil you put in there and if there's any doubt in your mind whatsoever then get the harley recommended stuff.
I like ATF because car auto transmissions are full of wet clutch packs and chains as well. I get a great progressive clutch action with no slip using ATF but its entirely up to you what kind of oil you put in there and if there's any doubt in your mind whatsoever then get the harley recommended stuff.
he oil is in there to pull heat from the primary drive chain and to lubricate the chain and clutch plates. I use an older grade of ATF (automatic transmission fluid) without the friction modifiers (type D or F). Dexron 3 is a no-no as it has the modifiers and will cause clutch slip under high load. I've talked to blokes who have over 100,000 miles on their primarys using nothing but ATF and have never had a failure.
I like ATF because car auto transmissions are full of wet clutch packs and chains as well. I get a great progressive clutch action with no slip using ATF but its entirely up to you what kind of oil you put in there and if there's any doubt in your mind whatsoever then get the harley recommended stuff.
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Road Warrior
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From: Arizona
something i dont understand is reading that if you back the allen screw out, say 1 & 1/2 turns you could get clutch slippage. seems it would be just the opposite. the more you back it out the less the clutch is being disengaged. the less free play would be the more it releases. if for some reason, which i cant figure, the more free play in the allen adjuster the more your releasing the clutch then maybe thats the problem, i need more free play.
Road Warrior
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From: USA
Common sense Youtube video covering the basics.
I really hope the guy has eased off the pies a little since the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl92wwLiNwE
I really hope the guy has eased off the pies a little since the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl92wwLiNwE
This is well described in the HD service manuals with disgrams.
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Road Warrior
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From: Arizona
yeah. honestly i thought i missed something, something easy. just maybe, maybe, the newer Harley's had some strange way of adjusting them. anyway i did adjust it, according to manual, and at least now i can push it back when in first and lever pulled all the way in, something i couldn't do before. rained and street were soaked yesterday so ill try to test it out today. a click i can handle but not a clunk you can hear a block away. wasnt that long ago i had a 90 FXSTC and it made a loud click, but not CLUNK. i dont know, maybe because the tranny, engine and primary all share the same case. like i said = maybe im looking for buggers that arent there.
Last edited by hotrod351; Oct 26, 2016 at 05:42 AM.
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Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2015
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yeah. honestly i thought i missed something, something easy. just maybe, maybe, the newer Harley's had some strange way of adjusting them. anyway i did adjust it, according to manual, and at least now i can push it back when in first and lever pulled all the way in, something i couldn't do before. rained and street were soaked yesterday so ill try to test it out today. a click i can handle but not a clunk you can hear a block away. wasnt that long ago i had a 90 FXSTC and it made a loud click, but not CLUNK. i dont know, maybe because the tranny, engine and primary all share the same case. like i said = maybe im looking for buggers that arent there.
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Road Warrior
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From: Arizona
its smooth. my first thought was heated up clutch disks. had this problem with a BDL open belt drive, oil getting them. cleaned with acetone and good as new. i have no idea how the previous worked the clutch. 25,000 miles on it. i do know it was to tight when i got it because with it in first, engine running, i couldn't push it back, now i can at least do that. hey it might be alright, the oil looked good in the primary.