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I have a 2007 1300 Yamaha Royal Star Tour Deluxe. Last year, on two separate occasions, I felt the clutch slipping. I read on a Venture forum, (same engine and drive train) these bikes have 2 diaphragm springs in the clutch which were not too strong to start with.
More than one of their members solved the problem by installing a Barnett pressure plate. Now I've read where several people have had problems trying to install the Barnett pressure plate. I would just like to pass on what I experienced.
The pressure plate can be installed in several different positions but only one will work. So I placed my new pressure plate on the clutch and turned it several times. I ended up just trying to guess which was the right position. (Note, I've never worked on any motorcycle clutch/pressure plate assembly before).
So I put all the springs in (6) and ran all the bolts in until they bottomed out as per the instructions. Then I was going to torque all the bolts to spec. But the plate kept turning.
I was about to stick a screwdriver into the clutch basket to keep it from turning when it dawned on me. My clutch lever was out. With the screwdriver, I could wiggle all the clutch plates back and forth.
The lever was out, all this should be solid. I pulled all 6 bolts and springs back out and rotated the pressure plate to the next position. I put two springs and bolts in and ran them all the way down. Everything was solid, the bike was in gear, nothing moved. I was able to finish the job and take a short ride today.
Many of you probably know all this already, but I've never done it before and it turns out, it's not that big a job. It took me about 3 hours but that includes a lunch break and putting up my tools afterwards.
My clutch lever is a bit stiffer than it was before, but I had read that was to be expected. Oh, watching the YouTube videos was a great help also. But the one I watched didn't say anything about getting that new, purple pressure plate on in the wrong position. ?
More than one of their members solved the problem by installing a Barnett pressure plate. Now I've read where several people have had problems trying to install the Barnett pressure plate. I would just like to pass on what I experienced.
The pressure plate can be installed in several different positions but only one will work. So I placed my new pressure plate on the clutch and turned it several times. I ended up just trying to guess which was the right position. (Note, I've never worked on any motorcycle clutch/pressure plate assembly before).
So I put all the springs in (6) and ran all the bolts in until they bottomed out as per the instructions. Then I was going to torque all the bolts to spec. But the plate kept turning.
I was about to stick a screwdriver into the clutch basket to keep it from turning when it dawned on me. My clutch lever was out. With the screwdriver, I could wiggle all the clutch plates back and forth.
The lever was out, all this should be solid. I pulled all 6 bolts and springs back out and rotated the pressure plate to the next position. I put two springs and bolts in and ran them all the way down. Everything was solid, the bike was in gear, nothing moved. I was able to finish the job and take a short ride today.
Many of you probably know all this already, but I've never done it before and it turns out, it's not that big a job. It took me about 3 hours but that includes a lunch break and putting up my tools afterwards.
My clutch lever is a bit stiffer than it was before, but I had read that was to be expected. Oh, watching the YouTube videos was a great help also. But the one I watched didn't say anything about getting that new, purple pressure plate on in the wrong position. ?