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2tonevalk
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« on: September 27, 2012, 02:21:26 PM »
About to order parts to repair my Valk.  I have to reorder the riveted plate that failed.  I am ordering the EBC friction plates.  With the idea of not wanting to tear this bike back down.  Should I replace the springs and metal plates as well?  Or do they get that much wear on them?
I have 91k miles on it.
Any suggestions are appreciated.
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« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2012, 03:05:35 PM »
You asked....many that have rebuilt the clutch say to go with OEM.  That is what I would do......
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« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2012, 04:38:15 PM »
I just replaced my clutch.  I ordered the same parts that Valkpilot did to replace his.  The parts I ordered are about 3 posts down this thread.  
http://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php/topic,20870.0.html

I know I didn't have to replace the fibre disks and the metal ones, but I only wanted to tear it apart once.  At least replace the spring and the plate with the rivets.  And don't forget the seal on the other parts fiche.  
Good Luck!  It's not as hard as I thought it was going to be.  

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« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2012, 10:03:20 AM »
Ditto on what HayHauler said just did mine in July made my own tool for plate removal and worked great  http://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php/topic,14098.0.html
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« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2012, 12:07:21 PM »
Replace the clutch as a set.  It is not much more and then you have a brand new clutch with no worries.  This is what I did.  Do like Chris said and change it with OEM.  I went with Barnett and I sometimes have a hard time down shifting.  I have been thinking of changing it back to OEM.
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« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2012, 01:35:23 PM »
Just for reference, this is the tool HotGlue made to compress the clutch spring so the snap ring could be removed.  Hot Glue is the MAN!!!



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« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2012, 02:40:45 PM »

That looks like the one I made out of a 2 1/2 inch PVC fitting.  I just made a window  so I could take the retainer off.  Worked like a charm.  Got it apart and waiting on replacements to get here.  The metal rings look almost new.  I dont think I am going to replace them. 

Quote from: HayHauler on September 28, 2012, 01:35:23 PM
Just for reference, this is the tool HotGlue made to compress the clutch spring so the snap ring could be removed.  Hot Glue is the MAN!!!



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« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2012, 03:50:38 PM »
If I had 30-40k on mine, I might not have replaced them either.  But, with 92.5k, I replace them and the spring.  The spring feels stronger now due to the additional resistance. 

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