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--Tony
I see! I don't know if this matters but my RS has the ride-off centerstand
Reynolds Ride-Offs use the same notch, and in theory could spread also, but I think their design is a bit stronger. On mine, so far so good.
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I see! I don't know if this matters but my RS has the ride-off centerstand
Those splines look kinda worn to me. They should be a uniform thickness from base to tip.
My Haynes says that the minimum thickness for a clutch plate is 5.75mm thru the 1980 model year. Your measurement is right at the min thickness...are you really going to reuse that part? Haynes also lists the relaxed height of the fingered spring as 17.1-17.7mm.
I'm facing a clutch rebuild on my /7 and will likely do it this winter. I have nearly 100K on the clutch. Without even measuring things, I plan on replacing everything. I don't EVEN want to go back in there again in order to just squeeze out a few more thousand miles on a questionable part. I'm there...it's getting replaced. That's just me I guess!
Wow! big diff, my Clymer says 4.5 mm I tought I was good for another 50k miles.
Hold on there...you might be right I see the "service limit" as 4.5mm. What I was reading was maybe the thickness range?? It lists 5.75 - 6.25mm. I mistook the 5.75 as the lower limit. You might be good to go... Sorry...
Excellent flywheel lock.
... there is some sideways play in the connecting rods but no in or out, is that normal?
Frame ready for powdercoat.
I think you know it's not nearly ready; you have to remove everything including the front subframe, steering head bearing races, centerstand, gas tank mounts, sidestand stop, etc. The frame unit needs to be completely alone. Then it needs to be degreased, and the threaded holes and bearing pockets need to be masked off, but the coater will probably do that stuff.
I still see a SH bearing race. It's tempting to say you can leave it in there to protect the pocket from powder, but you can't degrease the area with the race there. The grease that's in back of it can contaminate the coating when it burns off in the oven.
Edit: or is the pocket just shiny?