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Subject: Re: Seals & O rings

Author: Tom Christian

Date: Mar 15, 2005, 1:15 PM

Post ID: 1718549393




<<Also, if you bought the hex nut to replace the
special clutch hub nut, don't forget to grind off the
thin-walled portion above the hex. I think it may
interfere with the throw out bushing installed on the
pressure plate, preventing the clutch from engaging.>>

YIKES - is this true? I bought one and used it but I
hadn't heard you needed to grind the shoulder? The
tranny's back in the bike but I haven't cranked it over
yet. Can anyone verify this (for an Eldo Police with
5-speed)?

Geez - really don't want to take the tranny out again..

thanks, tom
On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 21:08:38 +0000
joe jump <jum-@hotmail.com> wrote:
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Bill,
The Bronze Beauty is an 850? With a 5 Speed? The
850T Trans in
Junkyard and the 5 speed in my V-7 Sport both had two
o-rings on the
transmission input shaft inside/behind the clutch hub.
The smaller of
the two fits in a groove on the shaft; the larger lays
on top of the
shaft against the input shaft bearing. You won't see
either of these
until you pull your old hub, then look on the shaft down
by the bearing.

Also, if you bought the hex nut to replace the
special clutch hub
nut, don't forget to grind off the thin-walled portion
above the hex. I
think it may interfere with the throw out bushing
installed on the
pressure plate, preventing the clutch from
engaging.....now that I think
about it, that may not be a problem with a Ram clutch,
but I was warned
about it by Gordon when I bought one for my Sport a few
years back.

You and the Beauty are going to love the flywheel diet!

Joe in St Louis
"Junkyard"
850T-Powered Ambo



bluezi-@att.net wrote:
 This evening was spent taking the Bronze Beauty apart to
get at the
clutch to replace it with a RAM, all the info I found
here was real
helpful,...but WHAT A PAIN JUST TO GET TO THE DAMN
THING!!! I've
replaced many clutches in Jap & British bikes, and never
did I have to
take so much off the bike to get at them!!!
Okay, I'm done venting. Now for my question: When I
ordered the clutch,
I told Gordon to send whatever seals and "O" rings that
should be
replaced when doing such a job. The problem is that now
that it's all
apart, I can't for the life of me see where three of the
o-rings he sent
belong. The first is 2.7 cm in diameter, the second is
2.5 cm diameter,
and the third is 2.2 cm diameter. There are also three
little cone
shaped rubber things, each is 1 cm on one end and .7 cm
on the other,
and .7 cm in length......What the hell are they
for?!?!?!?
You guys that have been down the RAM clutch road, can
you help me on
this one?
Thanks
Bill
73 Bronze Eldo

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