Kevin, you can drag it out if you want but I do not suggest it. If it gets
too bad it could start to shed off the remaining clutch material and
contaminate your oiling system and the more they slip the higher the chances
that you will have to replace the steels too due to overheating and warping.
It is a very easy repair that should not take more than a couple of hours.
Paul S. has a video of it I think. Replace the small clutch disk and spacer
with a full size one while you are in there and maybe a double d mod or a
new pcw heavy duty spring.
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Thomas and Carrie Powell
1994 NOS injected
Tourmaster V-Max
"LAFGAS"
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http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=957019
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----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: V-MAX TECH LIST <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 5:03 AM
Subject: clutch going out?
> Guys,
>
> At first I thought it was my imagination but it has happened twice this
week.
> I'm cruising along in forth gear, steady speed, relatively high rpm (can't
> remember speed or rpms, but I'll look closer next time), and when I whack
the
> throttle, the bike accelerates hard, then the rpms jump, almost like it's
> slipping out of gear. No mechanical sounds other than high rpm motor
noise.
> Reducing the throttle re-engages the drivetrain. Is this indicative of
the
> clutch going out? Is it gear-specific or will it slip in every gear,
under hard
> acceleration? Or is something REALLY BAD happening in the tranny?
Assuming
> that it is clutch-related, can I continue to ride w/o damaging the bike
until
> winter?
>
> The bike is an '85, with 9,600 miles, recently resurrected (last ridden in
'91).
> I have not gone into the motor, other than change the oil and filter,
bolt on
> some carbs, and change the plugs.
>
> BTW, I might be the newest VMOA member at 1371.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Kevin Winters
> 1985 Vmax, Pandora's Box
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