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When I am measuring the transmission input shaft for the dimensions of the splines, am I concerned with the height or the width of the splines? Apparently there is a 2mm version and a 4mm version...also, is there a preferred clutch disk for a bike to be ridden regularly? Apparently there are $400 discs and $75 discs. Big difference. Help!
Simple enough to make an aluminum spacer to fit inside the new clutch hub and then use the hub to both align the friction plates and compress the springs.
Hey Charlie, how did you like the clutch action with those SD tech plates? I put the same ones, and a new 4mm hub on my eldo. I had the clutch hub coated with "cermalube" by a gent. in the northeast that does that. I previously had those solid "Sureflex" plates with 2mm hub.( now that was one grabby sucker!) I expected a nicer clutch action with a smoother friction zone, but its still kinda "abrupt" you have to feather the lever over narrow friction point, that sometimes feels like a ON/OFF switch.Rick.
since everyone seems to go to deep spline clutchs has anyone got a good pair of shallow spline plates they want to get rid of? mine are good but oil soaked, there were no o rings on the clutch pushrod. can they be successfully cleaned?
Hi Guys!I have a '74 Eldorado and a host of other loop framed bikes and they all need clutches. I asked a Moto Guzzi specialist shop in Southern California and got no legitimate answer and only concern that I might "f**k it up" ....very professional I was hoping to get some help here. When I am measuring the transmission input shaft for the dimensions of the splines, am I concerned with the height or the width of the splines? Apparently there is a 2mm version and a 4mm version...also, is there a preferred clutch disk for a bike to be ridden regularly? Apparently there are $400 discs and $75 discs. Big difference. Help!
Note here that Charlie has drawn a black arrow at TDC on the perimeter of the flywheel. The spring-loaded pressure plate has one tooth with an alignment tic on it and that plate MUST be aligned properly with the flywheel in order for the internal springs to seat properly. Common error for new Guzzi mechanics.Patrick HayesFremont CA
To resurrect an old thread, the arrow on my flywheel correlates to not much. Is this merely something to correct when taking out the clutch, or is the arrow just there to reference the alignment mark on the plate? I currently have the engine out, pulley is TDC for the Left cylinder, arrow on the flywheel is almost at the bottom of the flywheel. For someone that hasn't yet removed the clutch on a Guzzi, this thread is a little confusing. Done BMW and multi-plate Jap and Austrian bikes, but this is a little different it seems.
The arrow denotes Top Dead Center. When the left (viewed from the flywheel side of the engine) cylinder is at TDC, the arrow should align with the left nub cast into the engine case. You can see it just clockwise of the arrow in my photo in a previous post. If the arrow on the pulley is pointing to TDC for the left cylinder, then so should the arrow on the flywheel.