ThunderRogue
Active Member
Trying to find out something about clutch adjustment. I've done this for years but just recently noticed this when adjusting the clutch on my '04 Twin Cam with a Energy One Extra Plate kit. A little history, I've always had to only back out the adjuster screw about 1/8 turn and I'm told this is normal for this setup.
So here's what I noticed, I always loosen the cable all the way, then back off the lock nut on the clutch adjuster. I then back out the adjuster screw a few turns to clear the threads and then turn it in until contact. And then I go another half turn just to make sure the pressure plate lifts and everything is touching. (Squeezes the fluid out) Then I back it out again and go in to make contact and then back out 1/8 turn. Pretty much by the book for decades right? Well I noticed if the screw makes contact say at the 2 o'clock position and I back it out and go in again it's now further! It'll go to the 3 o'clock position and if I do it again the 4 o'clock position and so on. Never paid attention to it before but it just doesn't seem right to me! What can be moving? Any thoughts?
So here's what I noticed, I always loosen the cable all the way, then back off the lock nut on the clutch adjuster. I then back out the adjuster screw a few turns to clear the threads and then turn it in until contact. And then I go another half turn just to make sure the pressure plate lifts and everything is touching. (Squeezes the fluid out) Then I back it out again and go in to make contact and then back out 1/8 turn. Pretty much by the book for decades right? Well I noticed if the screw makes contact say at the 2 o'clock position and I back it out and go in again it's now further! It'll go to the 3 o'clock position and if I do it again the 4 o'clock position and so on. Never paid attention to it before but it just doesn't seem right to me! What can be moving? Any thoughts?