Installed Barnett Clutch Spring

roadhawg · 12-31-2012, 02:48 PM

Hey I like my "new" Barnett MT 25 spring!
It lets out much closer to bar! It takes more effort to work it, but it is good excersise for my ol hands!
A couple of observations....
We did it while bike was on sidestand, did not lose any oil.
The case gasket is aluminum or metal and in great shape, so it was no trouble reusing it after applying some High temp silicone gasket sealer.
Also removing pipe we did not need new gaskets, old ones were fine.
Could not tell anything by looking at the old spring, it didnt look that bad, but what a big difference in performance!
Thanks for everyones help! And Happy New Year to all the Scooter Trash out there!

**MAS Tequila** · 12-31-2012, 03:04 PM

Cool, I'm glad it went fairly easy for you.

MT

Sin City Stan · 12-31-2012, 03:48 PM

That's how we like all repair jobs to read. . . Easy

**Jared** · 12-31-2012, 04:17 PM

Nice! Sounds like it all went well!

**ringadingh** · 12-31-2012, 04:20 PM

Good job! usually the centre of the clutch spring is where the wear is. The metal gets worn down too thin and thats when the act up.

**crazygene49** · 12-31-2012, 05:08 PM

Congrats! Happy New Year also.

rickyboy · 01-02-2013, 12:20 PM

Congrats ! not a huge job really. And you'll give your forearms a good work out and they'll be looking like Popeye's in no time.

But really you'll love the upgrade to the MT-25, at least I did.

degreaser · 01-02-2013, 12:30 PM

I changed my OEM 2004 1500 classic clutch spring for a 2003 Mean Streak spring and 2 Judge's Washers at the 54,200 km mark, and really cannot feel the difference in lever pull feel between the OEM and new MS spring. I kept the indexing washer in there along with Judge's washers.

roadhawg · 01-04-2013, 09:44 PM

I forgot to mention that while we were in there, we measured the clutch fiber disks with micrometer...

3.43 to 3.47 mm and the book calls for 3.3 to 3.5 mm

12-31-2012, 02:48 PM	#1
roadhawg Advanced Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Starke Florida Posts: 856	Installed Barnett Clutch Spring Hey I like my "new" Barnett MT 25 spring! It lets out much closer to bar! It takes more effort to work it, but it is good excersise for my ol hands! A couple of observations.... We did it while bike was on sidestand, did not lose any oil. The case gasket is aluminum or metal and in great shape, so it was no trouble reusing it after applying some High temp silicone gasket sealer. Also removing pipe we did not need new gaskets, old ones were fine. Could not tell anything by looking at the old spring, it didnt look that bad, but what a big difference in performance! Thanks for everyones help! And Happy New Year to all the Scooter Trash out there! __________________ "Ride it like you stole it"! 2008 1600 Nomad 56K miles "BlueBelle" 2004 1500 Nomad 102 K miles "Black Beauty" ABATE Black Creek Chapter Amvet Rider Post 86 http://www.facebook.com/AmvetPost86 Weston A. Price Foundation member. Vegetarian...... An old Indian word meaning "Bad Hunter" Legalize Freedom! Question Authority! "Im in love with the waitress, and I dont even know her name" "Boys" Gone Wild" ! Mainstreet Station 2012 Daytona Bikeweek Login or Register to Remove Ads
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12-31-2012, 03:04 PM	#2
MAS Tequila Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Psychiatric Ward FL Posts: 3,429	Cool, I'm glad it went fairly easy for you. MT __________________ MT 2016 FLHP Psychiatric Ward FL VBA 936
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Sin City Stan Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 3,746	That's how we like all repair jobs to read. . . Easy __________________ Oldest Saloon In Nevada http://www.pioneersaloon.info/ "Sin City Stan" Henderson, NV VBA #01004 VROC #29365 2004 Nomad 1500L5 +100 "The Bike" 2009 Nomad 1700 (past) 2004 Vulcan Classic 800 (past) 2010 Cortez - 2011 Crescent City - 2012 Kanab - 2013 Estes Park
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12-31-2012, 04:17 PM	#4
Jared Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Greeley, Colorado Posts: 6,772	Nice! Sounds like it all went well! __________________ Jared VBA #1051 (Former President)
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ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Good job! usually the centre of the clutch spring is where the wear is. The metal gets worn down too thin and thats when the act up. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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12-31-2012, 05:08 PM	#6
crazygene49 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Dover, DE Posts: 1,856	Congrats! Happy New Year also. __________________ Gene Chestnut Dover, DE USAF 1968-1995 VBA#01761 2007 Nomad 1600 Black and Titanium
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01-02-2013, 12:20 PM	#7
rickyboy Top Contributor Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: 108 Mile Ranch B.C. Canada Posts: 5,472	Congrats ! not a huge job really. And you'll give your forearms a good work out and they'll be looking like Popeye's in no time. But really you'll love the upgrade to the MT-25, at least I did. __________________ Nomad'a What ! "rickyboy" Richard Cole Canada West Region 108 Mile Ranch, British Columbia Canada Vulcan Bagger Assoc. #00722 Black 2006 Nomad https://cdn2.iconfinder.com/data/ico...Book_32x32.png
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01-02-2013, 12:30 PM	#8
degreaser Advanced Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 614	I changed my OEM 2004 1500 classic clutch spring for a 2003 Mean Streak spring and 2 Judge's Washers at the 54,200 km mark, and really cannot feel the difference in lever pull feel between the OEM and new MS spring. I kept the indexing washer in there along with Judge's washers.
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01-04-2013, 09:44 PM	#9
roadhawg Advanced Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Starke Florida Posts: 856	Checking clutch I forgot to mention that while we were in there, we measured the clutch fiber disks with micrometer... 3.43 to 3.47 mm and the book calls for 3.3 to 3.5 mm __________________ "Ride it like you stole it"! 2008 1600 Nomad 56K miles "BlueBelle" 2004 1500 Nomad 102 K miles "Black Beauty" ABATE Black Creek Chapter Amvet Rider Post 86 http://www.facebook.com/AmvetPost86 Weston A. Price Foundation member. Vegetarian...... An old Indian word meaning "Bad Hunter" Legalize Freedom! Question Authority! "Im in love with the waitress, and I dont even know her name" "Boys" Gone Wild" ! Mainstreet Station 2012 Daytona Bikeweek Last edited by roadhawg; 01-04-2013 at 09:53 PM.
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