I got everything back together this past weekend
While doing so though, I decided to put the two piece clutch spring screws on.
Problem 1) When I had the case cover off,
I noticed a broken little spring lying at the bottom of the pan
It only took a moment to realize where it belonged;
there is a little wheel that is supposed to be held into a slot behind the clutch.
A trip to the hardware store and the auto parts store and I was set to reassemble.
Problem 2) When I pulled the engine off of the frame, I saw that I was missing the #3 (from the clymer manual) mounting bolt (the small one that sits about 4:00 when looking at it from the left). I was also missing the nut on the bottom (#4 from clymer) mounting bolt. I replaced the nuts, but I am thinking that I might order some new bolts and lock nuts online some point in the near future due to the fact that it is IMPOSSIBLE
to find 10mm hex bolts in anything longer than 40mm.
After putting it together, I went for a ride
. A little tuning, and it seemed to be working fairly well.
Concern 1) My timing is a little wonky
. I had to spin the pamco so far clockwise that I couldn't put the bottom screw in.
Concern 2 [worse of the 2]) I have a TERRIBLE
flat spot any time I try to increase the throttle. It's fine when cruising at a steady pace, but there is no such thing as a sudden burst of power anymore. I had my carbs sitting outside for roughly a month and a half with blue shop towel stuffed in every orifice. Could it still have gotten some dirt or something in it?
One thing that I did right this time around is put in the correct oil. Valvoline 20w 40 motorcycle oil. Before I had the 10w 50 in because it said it was for a wet clutch. My clutch has NEVER worked so well. To think all because of the oil
Let me know if you have any suggestions.