73 flh starter dragging..
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Good looking old shovel. It brings back good memories. Here's my old '73 in '73 when I was stationed in Germany. That's me on the left.
I had problems with the rear head not seating to the cylinder properly. When I rode to England once, I blew a rear head gasket over the oil passage. I pulled the rear plug and rode on into London where Fred Whar milled the head and fixed the problem. I also had problems with the rear brake caliper. A valve spring from car engine fixed that.
I had problems with the rear head not seating to the cylinder properly. When I rode to England once, I blew a rear head gasket over the oil passage. I pulled the rear plug and rode on into London where Fred Whar milled the head and fixed the problem. I also had problems with the rear brake caliper. A valve spring from car engine fixed that.
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Thank you guys for all of the good info and stories..I have been busy with the kerosene again today,and was able to locate some tranny bolts so out she came..Years of oil,mud and grease..but it is getting better..
#14
Check that swing arm pivot bolt while your that deep better than half I check are bad meaning the bearing area is worn & grooved a bit and it doesn't take much to make her handle bad it will feel & act like a loose axle or rear wheel bearings going . Also take a good look at the weld where the downtube meets the motor mount boss I occasionally find a crack there on shovel frames .
Last edited by TwiZted Biker; 10-21-2011 at 10:45 PM.
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Check that swing arm pivot bolt while your that deep better than half I check are bad meaning the bearing area is worn & grooved a bit and it doesn't take much to make her handle bad it will feel & act like a loose axle or rear wheel bearings going . Also take a good look at the weld where the downtube meets the motor mount boss I occasionally find a crack there on shovel frames .
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Since I have the tranny out,I thought it would probably be wise to replace the oil seal on the output shaft.. What else should I look at while I am at this point..Bike has 23,000 miles on it..Before I got in to it drove it 150 miles everything seemed to shift fine..Twisted you mentioned you were running a 6 plate Kevlar clutch set up did you mean 5? got a part #?
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Since I have the tranny out,I thought it would probably be wise to replace the oil seal on the output shaft.. What else should I look at while I am at this point..Bike has 23,000 miles on it..Before I got in to it drove it 150 miles everything seemed to shift fine..Twisted you mentioned you were running a 6 plate Kevlar clutch set up did you mean 5? got a part #?
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