Gabutch
Member
I have tuned a clutch but never got to the point where I had to rebuild one. I have maybe 3 extras arounf the shop and want to rebuild them for separate tuning options. I'm looking for pointers form people who have done this. Help???
Use oem bushings for starters,the aftermarkets ones will work in a pinch but don't last like the others.If you have a friend that's a machinist or have a good machine shop near you have them make you slugs to be used with a press to push the old bushings out and the new ones in.You don't want to be beating on those bushings because they will mushroom and once that happens they're junk,trust me on this one.The primary will need 4 different sized slugs to cover all the different components that have bushings,the cover,the sliding sheave,the rollers and the fly weights.If I'm not mistaken the original sliding cover bushings is made to be pressed in and out from the same side,if you look closely you'll notice one side is kind of staked over to keep the bushing from coming out through.When you put the new on in just use some green loctite,it's for bearing and sleeve retention.
Gabutch
Member
Thanks for the advice. Just my luck, there is no machine shop anywhere for 300 miles and there are no roads to get there. I guess I'm going to have to send them in to the dealership to get them done correctly. I don't want to mess them up being that they are a very important part of the machine. Stock you say? I'll do it.
yammitrip1
Member
first off i second using the oem parts. will outlast anything else that is on the market, second drill a whole in a wooden bench that your shaft will slide into, then take some small blocks of wood and screw them down around the clutch so the spider will hit them. then next go buy some grade 8 bolts that will screw right into the back of your non movable sheave, get a long piece of metal and spin it off. Then do the samething to put it back on, just use lock tight on it. Its actually really simple. then get the right size peice and press out the old bushing and press in the new one. just pay real close attention to depth and such and youll be good to go.