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<blockquote data-quote="timetraveller" data-source="post: 166393" data-attributes="member: 456"><p>Everything above is correct and useful but one thing that intrigues me is the fact that the dust is not oily. Original Vincent clutches are prone to be oily, and slip if not slightly modified and carefully assembled. When taking this clutch apart the first thing you will need to make sure is that you have a screw driver which is a really good fit in the heads of the nine screws you can see in the outer ring. Give them all just a slight turn to make sure that they will come loose and then slacken them all off about one to two full turns. After that you can remove the outer two of each group of three and then progressively slacken the remaining three central ones so that the annular ring never gets too far off level with the outer plate. If you can find a local member who is knowledgeable and has the time then get them to supervise your dismantling of the rest of the parts. Those parts can tell you a lot about what you have and why it is dusty, rather than oily, normally a good thing, but in your case not. Check the oil level in both the primary chain case and the gearbox. Ask more questions, with photographs, when you get further into it and good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timetraveller, post: 166393, member: 456"] Everything above is correct and useful but one thing that intrigues me is the fact that the dust is not oily. Original Vincent clutches are prone to be oily, and slip if not slightly modified and carefully assembled. When taking this clutch apart the first thing you will need to make sure is that you have a screw driver which is a really good fit in the heads of the nine screws you can see in the outer ring. Give them all just a slight turn to make sure that they will come loose and then slacken them all off about one to two full turns. After that you can remove the outer two of each group of three and then progressively slacken the remaining three central ones so that the annular ring never gets too far off level with the outer plate. If you can find a local member who is knowledgeable and has the time then get them to supervise your dismantling of the rest of the parts. Those parts can tell you a lot about what you have and why it is dusty, rather than oily, normally a good thing, but in your case not. Check the oil level in both the primary chain case and the gearbox. Ask more questions, with photographs, when you get further into it and good luck. [/QUOTE]
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