Clutch Noise
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Clutch Noise
2013 Road King
At 70+mph and shifting into 6th gear, there is a metal connection “clap” noise when the clutch is engaged in gear. Everything else is fine. I’ve had 5 Harley’s never heard or felt this before. I can pull clutch and engage over and over and it keeps clicking like it’s making a connection. What is this noise?
At 70+mph and shifting into 6th gear, there is a metal connection “clap” noise when the clutch is engaged in gear. Everything else is fine. I’ve had 5 Harley’s never heard or felt this before. I can pull clutch and engage over and over and it keeps clicking like it’s making a connection. What is this noise?
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If this only happens in 6th gear, I would suspect something about 6th gear, rather than the clutch. Have you tried opening and closing the throttle while in 6th, clutch lever released to see if the noise repeats as the transmission goes from drive to coast? Try the same test while pulling on the clutch lever only enough to remove any play in the cable or master cylinder before the clutch begins to release. Any movement in the lever while transitioning from drive to coast and back would indicate sideward movement of the shaft the clutch is mounted to caused by a worn thrust bearing. Had the derby cove off to see if anything looks unusual? I don't believe there is anything about the clutch that "cares" what gear the transmission is in.
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I am officially stumped. It may help someone else to know how many miles, hydraulic or cable clutch, any modifications such as taller handle bars requiring a clutch cable or hydraulic line change? If it is a cable clutch, how many miles since the last adjustment inside the derby cover made?
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