I'm buying and there's no limit for Kickstart.
Some of you may recall a post I made here, a month or so back, about
needing to replace the clutch pack on my Street Bob. The prospect of
paying the kind of prices the dealerships were asking was killing me,
so thanks Kickstart for the help. We got 'er done.
I've now got what is sometimes referred to as a "Police Clutch", made
for V-Twin Manufacturing, Part #18-5053. A bit of a different animal
it was to install. On account of coming with no instructions, I
assumed I had to re-use the damper spring and the damper spring seat
from the original clutch - not realizing that the inside diameter of
the new "narrow" friction plate on this new clutch does not accept
those things, which resulted in them stacking on top and making the
total clutch pack too thick.
So, anyways, I think I got this all figured out and I've added the
last phase of the work to a Web page I began for this little project.
If you like, you can view it at:
http://www.xidos.ca/Technical/RepairitYourself/ClutchRepairStreetBob/tabid/191/Default.aspx
Of course, if someone who has experience with this clutch knows I am
incorrect in my assumption of leaving out the damper spring, please
let me know. I figure because none came with the kit (which came
complete with a new diaphram spring and steel plates as well as the
friction plates), it isn't supposed to be used. Still, it seems a
little odd that the one plate would be narrow if there's nothing to
fit inside it...
Thanks to unseasonably warm temperatures in Edmonton of late, I
managed to get the bike out for a short test ride last Sunday. The
clutch appears to work well.
By the way, the first time I put the clutch together and discovered
things weren't working, it helped that I had taken a photo of the
original clutch pack before disassembling it. It confirmed that the
pack was too thick; which clued me into taking out the damper spring
and seat (once I saw they weren't fitting inside the narrow friction
plate). Digital photos cost nothing, so it's not a bad idea to snap a
few shots when doing work.
The other major piece of work done on the Bob this winter was
replacing the inner fuel line. If anyone's interested in how that's
done, there's a page on that work too. It's at:
http://www.xidos.ca/Technical/RepairitYourself/FixingFuelDeliveryProblemStreetBob/tabid/190/Default.aspx
And in terms of other new pages on the site, I've recently thrown
together a catch-all page for miscellaneous photos as well. Nothin'
fancy, but that one's at
http://www.xidos.ca/OddsEnds/PhotoLogs/RandomShots/tabid/195/Default.aspx
Cheers and thanks to everyone who offered their advice on this issue.
The feedback was very helpful.
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