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Forward Clutch Assembly: Inspection

  1. Clean all parts in solvent and dry with compressed air. Check for wear or damage on friction surfaces of piston and drum. Check for wear or damage of grooves that externally splined plates ride in. Replace piston and/or drum as necessary.
  2. Ensure drum has proper inside dimension of 1.031" (26.20 mm) from circlip groove to piston contact surface of drum. Inspect for proper ball valve movement by shaking clutch drum. Rattle of ball valve should be heard. If not, clean drilling. Replace faulty drum as needed, ball valve is not replaceable separately.
  3. Inspect steel plates for wear and burn marks. Replace if excessively worn or blued from overheating. Check fiber lined plates for wear, cracking or chipping. Replace any damaged plates.
    NOTE: When installing NEW fiber clutch plates, ensure surface pattern of plates is identical to those removed. DO NOT  install plates with a different pattern of markings.
  4. Check planetary ring gear inner and outer splines for wear, scoring or other damage. Replace as needed. Check diaphragm spring for settling by placing in drum. Spring should reach at least to the lower edge of circlip groove. Replace faulty spring as necessary.
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