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Posted: 10:14 am Mar 04 2011
by turtle
I thought I'd update on my progress. I "fixed" the groove in the one finger. Anyway, I feel a little better about it. I got rid of the sharp groove, smoothed out all the sharp edges and transitions, then polished the heck out of it. I did all of this to try and remove or at least reduce any stress concentrators on the finger.
I finished filing the basket. Holy cow it seems like I took off a lot of material! But I only dremeled/filed till the surface was flat, then polished it up to try and make operation as smooth as possible.
The clutch kit is here, so I just have to clean up the basket and I am ready to reassemble.
How long do I have to soak the clutch plates?
Posted: 10:47 am Mar 04 2011
by KarlP
How long do I have to soak the clutch plates?
A couple hours at least, overnight if you can. I've replaced a few plates and just smeared oil on them with no ill effects.
I usually put them in a ziplock bag with a 3-4 ounces of oil.
I'm not going to tell you how to put the clutch back together. I generally have to do it three times before I get it right.
Posted: 10:49 am Mar 04 2011
by turtle
KarlP wrote:
How long do I have to soak the clutch plates?
I'm not going to tell you how to put the clutch back together. I generally have to do it three times before I get it right.
I hope I can beat that. Maybe only do it twice.
Thanks for the info. How's that basket look to ya? I'm concerned about how much material came off. I have not laid the plates back in there since I got it done to see how big the gap is now, but it is going to be noticeably biger ....
Posted: 04:10 pm Mar 04 2011
by chadr
I took off probably as much material on mine last month when I filed and it works fine. I can't compare against a brand new clutch basket, but you should be fine. Yes - that gap between the tabs on the clutch plates and basket are going to be way over spec, but the only other option is to buy a new basket. None of us want to go that route if we can spare the $200.
Posted: 09:28 am Mar 14 2011
by turtle
SUCCESS!! It's all back together and it works (and I got lucky the first time, Karl!). I rode up and down the ddriveway a couple times. Clutch pull is stiffer due to the heavy duty EBC springs that came with the Tusk clutch kit from RM. Doesn't seem like a problem but after a day of riding it might be noticed.
Thanks to everyone for the help and guidance. Top end is next ...