What mileage did you replace your stock clutch at and did you get rid of the spring plate and add extra clutch plates?

My clutch is still working fine at 13000 miles but I want to be preventative in regards to the spring plate imploding.

 

Read sticky for my info. Milage if not mentioned was right around 5k

 

Wow, that is not very much. Surely you are not saying that a clutch should need replacing every 5K?

 

The only reason most people are going in there is to replace the springplate (with 2 steel, 1 friction plate) before potential failure.


And, it's only the rubbermount bikes that seem to have this issue. See XLforum.net for more information. I think it's only about 2-4% of the rigids versus about 40-50% of the rubbermounts that reported spring plate failure.


Otherwise, there is no reason your clutch can't go 50K miles or more.


John

 

My clutch disintegrated at 15000 miles.

 

Too me it was for the firmer clutch and preveting a potential failure. Even at stage 1 it didn't feel strong enough and planning more engine mods later was my reason. Now I start back over with my Dyna.

 

I ran my stock Evo clutch (same as a Sporty one) four times as far, until replacing it with a plus 1 Barnett kit, but that was only to try to improve clutch operation, not because it is worn out. Much of that mileage was with an 89" stroker motor, followed by a 107" engine. So you have a lifetime to wait!

 

about 11,000 miles when the POS stator went bad, figured might as well get the clutch at the same time.

 

At about 24000 miles. I replaced the clutch with the Screamin' Eagle Performance Clutch Kit-38002-04 (http://www.harley-davidson.com/store...nce-clutch-kit)

I was intent on using my stock clutch for as long as possible. And since I don't ride hard, I thought I'd wait till it breaks. Then when it broke, it damaged my clutch basket as well (or so the stealership said) and I had to buy a new one.

 

Got 51,000 before clutch went on 2006 - 1200C