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[CarolynS]

Soon, soon

I took some pictures on my last visit. As soon as I get them developed(yes, I'm still SO lame! )from the disposable camera, I'll put them up.

[TopCatGr58]

Hey OleBiker/Carl,

I had put in a new set of frictions when I did my rebuild 8 years ago, new Heavy Duty springs, cleaned up the steels. IT worked fine for a several years, but I don't put many miles on it. A year ago, it started slipping again, and that's when I did the extra steel plate, but I had some NEW frictions and springs, so I put them in at the same time. The 8 year old springs had already gotten compressed and partially sprung from just years of being in the engine under compression. The frictions were within spec.

Tod/Trbig recently offered to provide the extra steels for folks and since you have already ordered your other parts, while you are waiting, perhaps you can get Tod to send you an extra steel plate as well, so when you go to put it back together, you'll have the extra steel to go along with the new springs/frictions!

T.C.

[olebiker]

How heavy is the pull on the handle? With heavy duty springs plus extra plate will it make for a sprained wrist or not much different?

[trbig]

It will be stiffer, but not to the point where there's any problems holding it in for stop lights and such. May as well spring for a new clutch cable while you're in there though. With it being a stiffer pull, an old frayed cable may not like that for too long. They tend to break at the worst times.... That Murphy fellow.


Tod

[olebiker]

Yep I broke one on the XJ last year. Tough in traffic kinda heavy to push and I am too old for a running jump. This cable looks good but they go really fast.

[dbeardslee]

Olebiker - HD springs are only 10% stiffer than the factory springs. I've got 'em in mine and you don't notice much difference at the handlebar.