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01-11-2014, 01:04 AM
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Location: victoria australia
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clutch spring replaced
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Replaced clutch spring on my 08 nomad last night. Got just under 90000 kilometers on original Followed gadgets instructions and they were spot on. THanks gadget. Great site and even more useful now bike has a bit of age on it. Login or Register to Remove Ads |
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01-11-2014, 09:54 AM
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Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada
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Thats a nice easy job to do, you got pretty good mileage on the original spring, mine had to be replaced at about 55k.
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01-11-2014, 11:33 AM
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You guys got great mileage out of your clutch springs. I think most guys lose theirs around 25-30,000 miles. That's when mine went. Had I known what an improvement the Barnett spring was...I think I would have just done it regardless of wear on the OEM spring. It made a huge difference in the bike's performance.
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01-11-2014, 11:47 AM
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I had no reason to change out my spring other than I heard the Barnett was a nice improvement. So mine was changed out around the 20,000 Km mark.
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01-11-2014, 12:21 PM
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Wear has to do with how you ride. The more heavy handed you are the quicker you'll have clutch issues. That being said, mine went out 14K , but I bought the bike used. Not saying I didn't contribute to it too.
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01-11-2014, 12:56 PM
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clutch spring replacement
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Yes it does appear I got good mileage out of original spring. I live in the country and many of the miles I do are on open road so very little wear on spring. That being said I probably let it run a little longer than i should have. It didn't slip at all but was activating right at end of lever travel. The new spring made the clutch feel like new so I assume there is very little wear on the actual clutch plates. |
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01-13-2014, 03:01 PM
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I changed my clutch spring at 54K km on my 2004 1500 classic with a 2003 Mean Streak spring and 2 of Judge's washers. OEM spring still looked good, I didn't have any issues with it. I rented an electric impact wrench which took the Nut off with just a couple hits. I used a new side cover gasket and bought the parts from Ron Ayers.
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01-13-2014, 07:46 PM
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His and my mileage was quoated in kilometers, 90k = 55,000 miles and the 55k = 35,000 miles approx. We still did really well compared to most.
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