750 Sport Clutch - need to source some new bits
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 4:31 pm
Hi Folks, my first post - and I hope you don't mind that I don't actually own a 1988 750 Sport, but I have become all too familair with them as I have had one sitting in my garage for the past two years. It belongs to a mate who loves it, and about two years ago we decided to do some refurb work on it that has become something a little more over time. One day it may even be finished...
The main problem we (he) has in getting it back to running is the result of some work that we don't even understand now what we were doing it for - typical bodging about really. In fiddling with the clutch with a view to a general clean out and new plates, we managed to snap the sintered casting that sits within the clutch basket. I have no idea what it is called (as I have never broken one before) but it is the lump of metal that forms the 5 (I think that is the number) 'posts' that (I think) the clutch springs sit on. Badly described I know, but if you look at the clutch face on you have the basket around the outside, the plates within that, then the end of the five posts facing you. They are part of a casting that sits behind the plates.
Being stupid we broke one of the posts off (and then broke another as we no longer cared, morons....) so he needs to source another one from somewhere, but so far efforts have failed.
My simple enough question is, does anyone know where a likely source may be - even if he had to get the whole assemble rather that just the bit needed. He and I have tried a few breakers with no success, so just wondering if anyone had any pointers to where we might find one.
Your assistance appreciated.
Doug (1998 Buell S1 Lightning in Molton Orange, if you were wondering, but I doubt you were!).
The main problem we (he) has in getting it back to running is the result of some work that we don't even understand now what we were doing it for - typical bodging about really. In fiddling with the clutch with a view to a general clean out and new plates, we managed to snap the sintered casting that sits within the clutch basket. I have no idea what it is called (as I have never broken one before) but it is the lump of metal that forms the 5 (I think that is the number) 'posts' that (I think) the clutch springs sit on. Badly described I know, but if you look at the clutch face on you have the basket around the outside, the plates within that, then the end of the five posts facing you. They are part of a casting that sits behind the plates.
Being stupid we broke one of the posts off (and then broke another as we no longer cared, morons....) so he needs to source another one from somewhere, but so far efforts have failed.
My simple enough question is, does anyone know where a likely source may be - even if he had to get the whole assemble rather that just the bit needed. He and I have tried a few breakers with no success, so just wondering if anyone had any pointers to where we might find one.
Your assistance appreciated.
Doug (1998 Buell S1 Lightning in Molton Orange, if you were wondering, but I doubt you were!).