Author: Russ Hedrick      Ride: 1500 Classic
Submitted: 1998 Apr 25
   Rating: n/a

At this point I would have someone pull the clutch lever while you run your fingers over the "tang's of the Plates protruding through the slots in the basket to assure they move freely which indicates they are not warped. I've yet to hear any wear reported, even with slippage.

Work a screwdriver behind it and pry it out. It is a very light snap ring and easy to work with. Remove the cover and you will find the dish spring. You will also find the cover is "covered" with a very fine metal deposit which is the material worn from the spring. You should notice a groove worn around the ID of the spring.

Clean the material deposit from the cover and reassemble making sure the thrust washer to the front end of the cover is in place. If you've torn the cover gasket, you can either place a dab of red silicone at the tear, (as I did) or use a new gasket. I didn't have a new gasket and I have zero leaks.

Reinstalling the frame section is easy. Reinstalling an engine guard is a bitch. It's about a 2.5 to 3 hour job as I recall, but, I had to wait 2 weeks for a spring, so I'm not sure at this point.

Having a service manual, or the appropriate pages thereof is handy, but, not necessary. It's not a tough job and there's little chance of screwing anything up.