Clutch Adjustment...what did i do different?
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Clutch Adjustment...what did i do different?
So its not my first time adjusting the clutch on my 2010 Street Glide, but for some reason this time, after i got everything adjusted the clutch is feeling alot different than normal. The first initial start of the pull is very easy then after about a couple inches of travel with the clutch handle it gets extremely hard? Ive adjusted the clutch before with no problems. The only difference this time is that i adjusted the clutch pack with the primary cover off and all the fluid drained obviously. I adjusted it when everything was room temperature.
I thought maybe it was because there wasn't any fluid in the primary, so i got everything put back together and started the bike, went to put the bike into gear and felt like it did but when i released the clutch lever the tire wasn't spinning. like the clutch is disengaged?. I tried then adjusting the clutch again after it cooled down , but same thing ...
What the hell did i do lol?
Thanks for the help
Marc
I thought maybe it was because there wasn't any fluid in the primary, so i got everything put back together and started the bike, went to put the bike into gear and felt like it did but when i released the clutch lever the tire wasn't spinning. like the clutch is disengaged?. I tried then adjusting the clutch again after it cooled down , but same thing ...
What the hell did i do lol?
Thanks for the help
Marc
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If you pulled on the clutch lever when the adjusting nut down on the clutch pack was loose, you could have flipped the 3 ball ramp under the clutch actuation cover. That's the cover on the right hand side where your cable goes. You probably have to reset that first. It's a PITA but you did no harm to anything.
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If you ran the adjustment down to the bottom and then backed off a half turn you did it wrong. Back off the adjustment till you feel it go loose and just run it down to you feel the resistance and back off a half turn and set the nut.
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If you pulled on the clutch lever when the adjusting nut down on the clutch pack was loose, you could have flipped the 3 ball ramp under the clutch actuation cover. That's the cover on the right hand side where your cable goes. You probably have to reset that first. It's a PITA but you did no harm to anything.
and if it matters when i squeeze the clutch lever it still moves the clutch pack.
thanks for the suggestions guys
Last edited by MarcV125; Jul 4, 2013 at 06:36 PM.
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Pull the exhaust out of the way and remover the clutch actuation cover. There are two grooved plates (the ramp,) that carry 3 ball bearings. At their "low" spot the clutch lever is out like when you're cruising. The handle that attaches to the clutch cable is pointing straight up at the sky under the cover at that point. So put it back there.
Pull the cable taught from the bottom, ( so your handle on the ramp plate attached to the cable is pointing up at 12:00,) put your 3 ***** back in their grooves and put the unit back in the cover and reinstall. Don't touch it (the clutch lever,) until you've adjusted and locked down the clutch adjuster on the primary side. You're done.
Pull the cable taught from the bottom, ( so your handle on the ramp plate attached to the cable is pointing up at 12:00,) put your 3 ***** back in their grooves and put the unit back in the cover and reinstall. Don't touch it (the clutch lever,) until you've adjusted and locked down the clutch adjuster on the primary side. You're done.
Last edited by Stiggy; Jul 4, 2013 at 07:19 PM.
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Pull the exhaust out of the way and remover the clutch actuation cover. There are two grooved plates (the ramp,) that carry 3 ball bearings. At their "low" spot the clutch lever is out like when you're cruising. The handle that attaches to the clutch cable is pointing straight up at the sky under the cover at that point. So put it back there.
Pull the cable taught from the bottom, ( so your handle on the ramp plate attached to the cable is pointing up at 12:00,) put your 3 ***** back in their grooves and put the unit back in the cover and reinstall. Don't touch it (the clutch lever,) until you've adjusted and locked down the clutch adjuster on the primary side. You're done.
Pull the cable taught from the bottom, ( so your handle on the ramp plate attached to the cable is pointing up at 12:00,) put your 3 ***** back in their grooves and put the unit back in the cover and reinstall. Don't touch it (the clutch lever,) until you've adjusted and locked down the clutch adjuster on the primary side. You're done.
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Your adjustments are out of whack now ( or will be,) so loosen up the clutch adjuster nut and cable adjuster too. ( You'll need the extra cable length.)
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alright stiggy thx again..this has to be it.. appreciate the help
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I can also spin the clutch pack by hand if that matter. i seems to remember last time i adjusted the clutch the clutch pack would not spin as i tightened the clutch pack lock nut,? but not 100 percent sure
Last edited by MarcV125; Jul 5, 2013 at 09:17 PM.
