Subject: RE: clutch question....

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Bill,

The only thing you really need to pay attention to is the mark on the crank
and the mark on the new flywheel. I just lined everything up with the mark
on the tranny housing, removed old clutch and installed new Ram making sure
to line the marks up. That was it, or you can follow my 37 step program
below. Beer drinking is NOT an option. :)

1. Remove tranny from engine

2. Drink a beer

3. Make sure timing marks on flywheel are lined up with mark on bell
housing at the 10 o'clock position (when looking at the rear of the motor)

4. Drink a beer

5. Remove all bolts securing starter ring gear and toss in trash

6. Drink a beer

7. Remove old crappy clutch plates and warped intermediate plate and
toss in trash with bolts from previous step

8. Drink a beer

9. Toss clutch springs in trash also

10. Drink a beer

11. Remove bolts securing the heavier than crap flywheel from crank

12. Drink a beer

13. Remove the heavier than crap flywheel being careful not to drop it
on your toes

14. Drink a beer

15. Use old flywheel to crush empty beer cans

16. Drink a beer

17. Take new shiny big disk looking thing out of box

18. Drink a beer

19. Look for mark on side of big shiny thing and line this up with white
paint dab on crank and 10 o'clock mark on bell housing

20. Drink a beer

21. Apply red loctite to new bolts found in box that big shiny thing
came out of

22. Drink a beer

23. Put new bolts thru little holes in middle of big shiny thing and
using that super expensive torque thingy, crank down on those bad boys in a
cross order to 28-20 ft/lbs

24. Drink a beer

25. Put some grease of sorts in dimple in center of big shiny thing

26. Drink a beer

27. Step back to admire your superb mechanical feat

28. Drink a beer

29. Remove old worn out input hub from tranny in any way you see fit

30. Drink a beer

31. Place new skinny input hub over shaft sticking out of tranny

32. Drink a beer

33. Replace old star washer and nut or use the new improved version
(obtainable from MG Cycle) and tighten it all up and bend tabs to prevent
nut from falling off while you go cruising

34. Drink a beer

35. Attach tranny to motor. Use a long screwdriver to move input hub
slightly to engage new big shiny thing

36. Drink a beer

37. You know the rest.....

By the time you finish this and have drunk all the beer recommended, you
will be too wasted to even attempt to try ride the bike. Drink another beer
then call it a night.

Paul
73 Eldo "Elvira" 949 conversion
74 Eldo "Daisy" undergoing a full police restoration

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To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: clutch question....

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I know in the past there has been some discussion on clutch
replacement, but here's another for the great minds gathered on this
forum...
I am ordering a RAM clutch from MG Cycle tomorrow, what should I know
before installation? I remember reading some stuff on replacing a
traditional clutch and needing an alignment tool, is this needed for the
installation of a RAM clutch? According to MG's site, it looks like it
comes assembled, does that mean all I need to do is to take out the old one
and pop in the new? What else should I replace while I'm in there?
Thanks in advance,
Bill
73 Bronze Eldo
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<DIV>Bill,
</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The only thing you really need to pay attention to is the mark
on the crank and the mark on the new flywheel. I just lined everything up with
the mark on the tranny housing, removed old clutch and installed new Ram making
sure to line the marks up. That was it, or you can follow my 37 step program
below. Beer drinking is NOT an option. :)
<DIV> </DIV>
<OL>
<LI>Remove
tranny from engine
<LI>Drink a
beer
<LI>Make sure timing
marks on flywheel are lined up with mark on bell housing at the 10 o'clock
position (when looking at the rear of the motor)
<LI>Drink a
beer
<LI>Remove
all bolts securing starter ring gear and toss in trash
<LI>Drink a beer
<LI>Remove
old crappy clutch plates and warped intermediate plate and toss in trash with
bolts from previous step
<LI>Drink a beer
<LI>Toss
clutch springs in trash also
<LI>Drink a beer
<LI>Remove bolts
securing the heavier than crap flywheel from crank
<LI>Drink a beer
<LI>Remove
the heavier than crap flywheel being careful not to drop it on your
toes
<LI>Drink a beer
<LI>Use old flywheel to crush empty beer
cans
<LI>Drink a
beer
<LI>Take new shiny big disk looking thing out of
box
<LI>Drink a
beer
<LI>Look for mark on side
of big shiny thing and line this up with white paint dab on crank and 10
o'clock mark on bell housing
<LI>Drink a beer
<LI>Apply red loctite to new bolts found in box that big
shiny thing came out of
<LI>Drink a
beer
<LI>Put new bolts thru
little holes in middle of big shiny thing and using that super expensive
torque thingy, crank down on those bad boys in a cross order to 28-20
ft/lbs
<LI>Drink a
beer
<LI>Put some grease of sorts in dimple in center of big
shiny thing
<LI>Drink a
beer
<LI>Step back to admire your superb mechanical
feat
<LI>Drink a
beer
<LI>Remove old worn out
input hub from tranny in any way you see
fit
<LI>Drink a
beer
<LI>Place new skinny input hub over shaft sticking out of
tranny
<LI>Drink a
beer
<LI>Replace old star
washer and nut or use the new improved version (obtainable from MG Cycle) and
tighten it all up and bend tabs to prevent nut from falling off while you go
cruising

<LI>Drink a
beer

<LI>Attach tranny to motor. Use a long screwdriver to
move input hub slightly to engage new big shiny
thing

<LI>Drink a
beer

<LI>You know the
rest.....</LI></OL>
<DIV>By the
time you finish this and have drunk all the beer recommended, you will be too
wasted to even attempt to try ride the bike. Drink another beer then call it a
night.</DIV></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>Paul</DIV>
<DIV>73 Eldo "Elvira" 949
conversion</DIV>
<DIV>74 Eldo "Daisy"
undergoing a full police restoration</DIV></DIV>
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bluezi-@att.net [mailto:bluezi-@att.net] Sent: Sunday,
February 27, 2005 9:22 PM To:
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<DIV> I know in the past there has been some
discussion on clutch replacement, but here's another for the great minds
gathered on this forum...</DIV>
<DIV> I am ordering a RAM clutch from MG Cycle
tomorrow, what should I know before installation? I remember reading
some stuff on replacing a traditional clutch and needing an alignment tool, is
this needed for the installation of a RAM clutch? According to MG's
site, it looks like it comes assembled, does that mean all I need to do is to
take out the old one and pop in the new? What else should I replace
while I'm in there? </DIV>
<DIV> Thanks in advance,</DIV>
<DIV> Bill</DIV>
<DIV> 73 Bronze Eldo</DIV><PRE>Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor:
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Subject: RE: clutch question....

Author: Paul P. Linn

Date: Feb 28, 2005, 6:18 AM

Post ID: 1718467009

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