by hennesse » Thu Oct 23, 2014 10:18 pm
Erik,
I got a pair of K/early XL clutch disks for free today, so the clutch hub nut problem's solved.
There aren't any non-dealer motorcycle shops nearby, so I drove down to one about 30 minutes away - the guy used to be in our AMCA chapter years ago, but I guess motorcycle business precluded motorcycle fun. I was going to order a V-Twin 97175-55 Clutch Lock Plate. I could have just ordered it over the phone, but I figured it just might be worth my while to drive down there. I told him the Harley service manual showed the special tool that was just two clutch disks welded together, and I hated buying this tool that I would use for all of 3 minutes - but finding someone who had some old disks from a K or pre-1971 XL was going to be tough. He went into his shop, came back a couple minutes later, tossed a pair of disks on the counter and said "No Charge". Wow. When I got home, I drilled three holes in the plates, and bolted them together. Voilà - a special Harley tool. Since I had already made the 97200-55 Sprocket Locking Link, I slapped my new new clutch tool in, hit it with the impact gun - the nut came right off. I used a harmonic balancer puller to yank the hub, but it came off so easily that I don't think I even needed the puller.
Got the cases split, then quit for the night. There's a lot of sludge in there, as the bike bike sat for 20+ years, but so far no major malfunctions found. Tomorrow I'll be spending a lot of time in front of the parts washer.