Secondary spring question... which hole?

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Waterfoul

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Looking at my secondary spring last night I'm trying to figure out how tight it's currently wound. There are 4 holes to insert the spring tab... in groups of 2... one has what appears to be a 6 the other looks more like a g. My spring is in the hole closest to the 6. What winding is this? 60 degrees? Would the next hole over in that same group of 2 then be 50 degrees??? I am trying to get a baseline for my current clutch settings and need to know where I'm starting!

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Mike
 
I think, somebody correct me if I'm wrong, that your spring angle in the secondary is the angle in the helix multiplied by the number in the sheave. Pretty sure.
 
If you pull your secondary off than you can take the helix off. Hang on pretty tight cause there is a little tension there. Make a note of the top and bottom hole the tabs are in. You simply add them. There is a 1-2 and 3 hole on the bottom. On the helix it's 0-3-6-9. 2+3=5 which would be 50 degree setting. I like to write it down somewhere so if you mess with it then it rains for five weeks and it just happens to snow again you gotter. Hope this helps.
 
xsivhp said:
I think, somebody correct me if I'm wrong, that your spring angle in the secondary is the angle in the helix multiplied by the number in the sheave. Pretty sure.
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Close, numbers are added together them multiply by ten.
Waterfoul, there is a second set of holes in the sheave (3 I think).

Damn! Beat me to it!! :die:
 
OK, so you really can't tell until you take the cover off the helix then... but, the numbers on the outside of the sheave aren't really "numbered" per say... there are two holes near the 6. Or am I just looking at it wrong??? Seems simple but then again... nothing is as simple as it seems!
 
Waterfoul said:
OK, so you really can't tell until you take the cover off the helix then... but, the numbers on the outside of the sheave aren't really "numbered" per say... there are two holes near the 6. Or am I just looking at it wrong??? Seems simple but then again... nothing is as simple as it seems!
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Now to keep the thread going because i have a lot of questions on this, mine is in the number 6 hole on the outsite and i did not know there were 3 holes on the inside and i just changed my buttons and i did make sure it was on the number 6 when i put it back together but did not know about the inside. Now here is my question With a tighter spring does it give you better hole shot or more top end, can someone clarify it for me. I read alot of posts where people are saying to tighten up the spring to 80 degreees.
Thanks everyone :rocks:
 
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