Hi Everyone,
Just thought I would share that I purchased a Barnett Clutch kit (friction discs, steel plates, springs) from ebay for about 130 shipped to my door.

I purchased a new oil filter, high temp liquid gasket, and new oil to go with this job.

Job was very simple. The most challenging part was finding a torque wrench that handled the 9ft torque required on the springs. I actually couldnt find one for the job at either home depot, VIP, or autozone (usually my go to source). I ended up buying one from Sears Craftsman that was a 3/8 drive.

The second challenge, was removing all of the old plates and friction discs from the clutch basket. For this I used some very small pumpkin carving tools to carefully lift them out enough to grab with my fingers. Worked like a charm.

I havent started it up yet as I wanted to give plenty of time for the gasket to harden. I will let you know how it goes!

Sorry, didn't take any pictures, but I used the FSM as a guide and there are pictures in there. I would say this is a easy-medium job for those of you questioning your ability. It is very cool!

I would say the job took about 2 hours tops (with a nice thanksgiving lunch in between); however, I was working on a few things at once on the bike.. This two hours does not include 1 hour additional set time for the gasket and then a second tightening of the crankcase bolts, but that took five minutes once the set time was complete. Also, there is about 24 hour recommended cure time for the gasket.

 

Nice! Let us know how it rides now. Appreciate the info...........