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noisy clutch 1 Year, 3 Months ago
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took my bike out yesterday for a short ride and once again,the scraping noise i have complained about here many times started right up... i am now 95% certain it is coming from the clutch..it sounds like one spot is hitting something causing a loud scraping sound.the more rpms the faster it gets..gets worse under load and lighter when coasting.My clutch does not slip or feel faulty but now im gonna have to go in there and see what the problem is. The sound stops when i pull the clutch in..no matter how fast i am rolling.I am a life-long machinist and mechanic so im sure i can wade my way thru this..but it seems very extensive taking our clutch out of the bike..im going barnett for sure since its gotta come apart anyway...the clymer manual makes it sound like the job from hell..is it really that complicated to do a clutch in the roadstar ??? Any advice from you guys?? my bike has about 9k on it but was previously wrecked before i got it 2 years ago.. it is an 07.  Thanks, Mike  |
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greenpus (User)
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Re:noisy clutch 1 Year, 3 Months ago
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Read this. After reading the Clymers and roadstar factory manual, I thought WTF 
This makes it sound a little easier for clutch spring. I did not replace the clutch plates but they just fell out  
http://roadstarclinic.com/content/view/141/131/ |
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Re:noisy clutch 1 Year, 3 Months ago
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thanks.. did you put the barnett conversion kit in yours.. how do you like it ??  |
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Re:noisy clutch 1 Year, 3 Months ago
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nightstar57 wrote:
thanks.. did you put the barnett conversion kit in yours.. how do you like it ??
Yes I installed the Barnett clutch spring conversion myself. I like it a lot.
The hardest part was the 2 weeks it took me to scrape off the old gasket from the engine
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Re:noisy clutch 1 Year, 3 Months ago
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I watched Jim at No Pork do my Barnett conversion and he did it in a little over an hour. Luckily, the cover gasket came right off!  I like it a lot and the lever pull is not too bad. |
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Re:noisy clutch 1 Year, 3 Months ago
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What kind of oil are you running?
My clutch was noisy until I switched back to YamaLube. Quieted right back down.
Rich
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Re:noisy clutch 1 Year, 3 Months ago
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greenpus wrote:
nightstar57 wrote:
thanks.. did you put the barnett conversion kit in yours.. how do you like it ??
Yes I installed the Barnett clutch spring conversion myself. I like it a lot.
The hardest part was the 2 weeks it took me to scrape off the old gasket from the engine
+1 on that, I actually think it took longer to scrape the gasket than changing the clutch, went with a Barnett also, love it!! I try to make it slip and cant  Very easy procedure and with your mechanical background it will be a piece of cake. Hope whats making the noise is part of what you will be replacing.
Rod
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Re:noisy clutch 1 Year, 3 Months ago
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it took me about an hour,it was the first time i ever did a bike clutch.i bought a new gasket when i got the barnnet spring and friction plates never needed it i was able to reuse the old one 5k and no leak.have a new oil filter and oil ready as well,good luck
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Re:noisy clutch 1 Year, 3 Months ago
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TampaSVT wrote:
What kind of oil are you running?
My clutch was noisy until I switched back to YamaLube. Quieted right back down.
Rich
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my bike was rebuilt so who knows where the clutch came from..i am going to redo it..at least for peace of mind..whatever is scraping has to be leaving marks so i will know when i get in there.. its mod/repair time now anyway so i say LET THE FUN BEGIN !!!  
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Re:noisy clutch 1 Year, 3 Months ago
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It is an easy job, and the gasket can be a real pain... mine was, but what would be causing the scraping noise???  |
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