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<blockquote data-quote="A-BCD" data-source="post: 26097" data-attributes="member: 50"><p>There's nothing wrong with my ESA - if you had a mess of broken springs I suspect you have suffered from the same problem - over hardening !! I've not had ESA springs break in over 40 years of riding my Vincents. I was given a handful in the 1960s, and on the odd occasion I've had to take the ESA apart, I've simply replaced the shortest springs which may have settled a bit. But as well as the clutch plate ears snapping, I've had the ears break off a primary chain tensioner blade, the ends snap off camshaft spindles and tappet adjusters - I think there was an on-going problem with over-hardening of many components in past years. I see no point in investing in a new clutch primary plate now, even though replacement inserts aren't available for the original item, the clutch is working perfectly well with 4 missing !! Seems to prove the story that the original weight of springs in the twin clutch were so light, the handlebar lever didn't return very well due to friction in the cable - but the clutch worked perfectly !!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="A-BCD, post: 26097, member: 50"] There's nothing wrong with my ESA - if you had a mess of broken springs I suspect you have suffered from the same problem - over hardening !! I've not had ESA springs break in over 40 years of riding my Vincents. I was given a handful in the 1960s, and on the odd occasion I've had to take the ESA apart, I've simply replaced the shortest springs which may have settled a bit. But as well as the clutch plate ears snapping, I've had the ears break off a primary chain tensioner blade, the ends snap off camshaft spindles and tappet adjusters - I think there was an on-going problem with over-hardening of many components in past years. I see no point in investing in a new clutch primary plate now, even though replacement inserts aren't available for the original item, the clutch is working perfectly well with 4 missing !! Seems to prove the story that the original weight of springs in the twin clutch were so light, the handlebar lever didn't return very well due to friction in the cable - but the clutch worked perfectly !! [/QUOTE]
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