Comments on: Sportster starter ring gear slippage and pulling the clutch as a unit. http://gastiresoil.blogsome.com/2006/12/07/sportster-starter-ring-gear-slippage-and-pulling-the-clutch-as-a-unit/ If you didn't build it, you don't own it. The making from scratch or customization of everything. Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:11:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Mike http://gastiresoil.blogsome.com/2006/12/07/sportster-starter-ring-gear-slippage-and-pulling-the-clutch-as-a-unit/#comment-294 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:38:30 +0100 http://gastiresoil.blogsome.com/2006/12/07/sportster-starter-ring-gear-slippage-and-pulling-the-clutch-as-a-unit/#comment-294 Hi Vicar. You need to remove the inspection cover from the primary case 1st that sits in front of the clutch. A ratchet head into the cover will remove but to care damaging it. From there you need to use a flat blase screw driver and undo this in clockwise rotation, this afer you have removed the locking tab. Once the locking screws have been removed the cover should come off if all allen key nuts are removed. Mike (AUS) Hi Vicar.
You need to remove the inspection cover from the primary case 1st that sits in front of the clutch. A ratchet head into the cover will remove but to care damaging it. From there you need to use a flat blase screw driver and undo this in clockwise rotation, this afer you have removed the locking tab. Once the locking screws have been removed the cover should come off if all allen key nuts are removed.

Mike (AUS)

]]> by: sammy http://gastiresoil.blogsome.com/2006/12/07/sportster-starter-ring-gear-slippage-and-pulling-the-clutch-as-a-unit/#comment-292 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:54:21 +0100 http://gastiresoil.blogsome.com/2006/12/07/sportster-starter-ring-gear-slippage-and-pulling-the-clutch-as-a-unit/#comment-292 i am braking teeth on my ring gear 1989 sportster any tell me whats going on 4th gear now i am braking teeth on my ring gear 1989 sportster any tell me whats going on 4th gear now

]]> by: Vicar http://gastiresoil.blogsome.com/2006/12/07/sportster-starter-ring-gear-slippage-and-pulling-the-clutch-as-a-unit/#comment-265 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:03:09 +0100 http://gastiresoil.blogsome.com/2006/12/07/sportster-starter-ring-gear-slippage-and-pulling-the-clutch-as-a-unit/#comment-265 Hi! Good work putting up your experiences and photos, thanks for that. I actually have a 1989 sportster xlh1200 myself, and want to change my primary cover for a chrome one. I bought a Clymer manual, but it seems to have vanished into thin air (!?). Do you have any information on how to get the cover off ? Does the clutch cable need to come off before removing the cover ? I'm really stuck on this thing right now, your imput would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Vicar The Netherlands Hi!
Good work putting up your experiences and photos, thanks for that.
I actually have a 1989 sportster xlh1200 myself, and want to change my primary cover for a chrome one. I bought a Clymer manual, but it seems to have vanished into thin air (!?).

Do you have any information on how to get the cover off ? Does the clutch cable need to come off before removing the cover ?

I’m really stuck on this thing right now, your imput would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Vicar
The Netherlands

]]> by: farang http://gastiresoil.blogsome.com/2006/12/07/sportster-starter-ring-gear-slippage-and-pulling-the-clutch-as-a-unit/#comment-251 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:02:18 +0100 http://gastiresoil.blogsome.com/2006/12/07/sportster-starter-ring-gear-slippage-and-pulling-the-clutch-as-a-unit/#comment-251 The clutch gets hot, as long as you let the weld cool down without quenching it, I don't think you harmed the ring gear. Unlikely 4 little spot welds will get hotter than a clutch in operation. That nut on the front primary sprocket: I had a 92 Sporty I bought new, and at 3 or 4 thousand miles, I got this rattle like the engine was coming apart. Yep, it was that nut, worked loose. I had my fat little brother stand on a breaker bar with socket.... It never came loose again. The clutch gets hot, as long as you let the weld cool down without quenching it, I don’t think you harmed the ring gear.

Unlikely 4 little spot welds will get hotter than a clutch in operation.

That nut on the front primary sprocket: I had a 92 Sporty I bought new, and at 3 or 4 thousand miles, I got this rattle like the engine was coming apart.

Yep, it was that nut, worked loose. I had my fat little brother stand on a breaker bar with socket….

It never came loose again.

]]> by: Tim Lincoln http://gastiresoil.blogsome.com/2006/12/07/sportster-starter-ring-gear-slippage-and-pulling-the-clutch-as-a-unit/#comment-218 Tue, 02 Jan 2007 05:52:55 +0000 http://gastiresoil.blogsome.com/2006/12/07/sportster-starter-ring-gear-slippage-and-pulling-the-clutch-as-a-unit/#comment-218 Thats exactly how my ring gear is held on. Was like that when I bought the bike. I'm having starter problems but it looks to be the over running clutch (bendix drive) Thats exactly how my ring gear is held on. Was like that when I bought the bike. I’m having starter problems but it looks to be the over running clutch (bendix drive)

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