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<blockquote data-quote="greg brillus" data-source="post: 26084" data-attributes="member: 597"><p><strong>Greg Brillus</strong></p><p></p><p>Hi there, You should have a close inspection of your ESA springs, as i just rebuilt a shadow clutch that had torn the ears on a standard five ear plate half away....pulled the primary cover off to reveal the desintergrated remains of the ESA springs at the bottom of the primary, with not one spring left intact. This caused terrific back and forth loads on the chain and sprockets which ultimately the pilot clutch plate could not handle. I think on memory that the crank nut was loose too, which led from one prob to another. Also i always find the plunger springs in the shoes broken which stops the shoes centralising causing drag. I always check these on Vincent type clutches. When fitting the steel type pilot plates it's prefferable not to have too much backlash from the plate to the clutch drum slots, as excess play makes them noisy at low engine speed with which they tend to clatter back and forth a bit....hope this is of use. Cheers for now.....Greg.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greg brillus, post: 26084, member: 597"] [b]Greg Brillus[/b] Hi there, You should have a close inspection of your ESA springs, as i just rebuilt a shadow clutch that had torn the ears on a standard five ear plate half away....pulled the primary cover off to reveal the desintergrated remains of the ESA springs at the bottom of the primary, with not one spring left intact. This caused terrific back and forth loads on the chain and sprockets which ultimately the pilot clutch plate could not handle. I think on memory that the crank nut was loose too, which led from one prob to another. Also i always find the plunger springs in the shoes broken which stops the shoes centralising causing drag. I always check these on Vincent type clutches. When fitting the steel type pilot plates it's prefferable not to have too much backlash from the plate to the clutch drum slots, as excess play makes them noisy at low engine speed with which they tend to clatter back and forth a bit....hope this is of use. Cheers for now.....Greg. [/QUOTE]
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