Has anyone ever adjusted the clutch on your bike? I noticed on my last trip to Oregon that the clutch did not seem to engage all the way at stops. With the clutch lever pulled all the way in, if I revved the motor the bike would lurch forward ever so slightly. Upon returning home I checked my owner's manual, which gave no info, so I called the dealer, and of course he said it is a tough job and that I should bring it in. No thank you. I'm changing my tranny fluid this weekend anyways, so I would like to adjust it while I'm in there. Just need to know how. Any help would be greatly appreciated! It is an 03 883C.

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Sounds like you need a service manual. It has detailed instructions for that and many other fun projects!
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Someone posted a link to an On line manual for 04-07 sportsters that I have found very helpfull.

Maybe do a search. I had a 03 and still find this manual helpful,

 

DaveJ, service manual obviously different from owner's manual huh? Thanks for the lead.

 

Service manuals teach you everything, including a complete strip down.

 

The instructions are in my manual.I got the manual on Ebay.I bought a 2 disc cd-rom and printed the entire thing out.It was 700+ pages.It details everything needed to do any job.

 

Well, I found it in my manual. I was gonna cut and paste it, but no can do.

ANd I don't have a scanner.

But it is a little involved and it would be hard to give step by step instructions over the net.

Need the manual

 

Thanks guys. Gonna go get the manual.

 

Most certainly get the service manual. But, it might just be that the clutch cable needs adjusting, not the actual clutch. Is there excessive play in the cable?

 

Doesn't seem to be. But the clutch cable doesn't appear to have an adjustment nut on it. It looks like it is crimped into the controls. My old Honda had the adjustment nut right outside of the controls, but the Harley does not. I'm at work right now and can't look at it, but that is what I remember seeing last night.