Clutch Went and Metal Shavings in Primary
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Clutch Went and Metal Shavings in Primary
First off bike is a 2011 Road King Classic with about 25K miles on it. Bought it about 6 months ago with about 20K miles on it from Fort Worth Harley. Haven't had it long enough to change the primary fluid yet.
Have gotten lots of advice off Reddit on this, but as always more opinions and advice is helpful so I can figure this out and fix it.
I was moving my bike from a parking spot at the bar the other night to another in front and all of a sudden the clutch wouldn't disengage at all. Shifted gears without the handle in and could hear the transmission changing gears. It sounded to me like the clutch went to me and my auto mechanic buddy who was with me.
Got it towed home and pulled the derby cover to notice the oil was low (see pic), so decided I will have to change the fluids. I pulled the plug and there are quite a few metal shavings on the plug, more than I have ever seen on a plug before (see other pic).
So just curious if anybody can let me know what they think this is before I pull the primary cover on it. I will be going into the dealership today to see if they can do anything since it appears their service department obviously didn't check the primary fluid.
Have gotten lots of advice off Reddit on this, but as always more opinions and advice is helpful so I can figure this out and fix it.
I was moving my bike from a parking spot at the bar the other night to another in front and all of a sudden the clutch wouldn't disengage at all. Shifted gears without the handle in and could hear the transmission changing gears. It sounded to me like the clutch went to me and my auto mechanic buddy who was with me.
Got it towed home and pulled the derby cover to notice the oil was low (see pic), so decided I will have to change the fluids. I pulled the plug and there are quite a few metal shavings on the plug, more than I have ever seen on a plug before (see other pic).
So just curious if anybody can let me know what they think this is before I pull the primary cover on it. I will be going into the dealership today to see if they can do anything since it appears their service department obviously didn't check the primary fluid.
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The oil does not look low to me. It should just touch the edge of the pressure plate.
When you pull in the clutch lever, look down and ensure the pressure plate is being pulled inward (disengaged). Does that happen?
Take the metal on the plug and wipe it across a piece of paper. Does it all turn to gray paste or are there actual metal shards in it? Paste is ok.
When you pull in the clutch lever, look down and ensure the pressure plate is being pulled inward (disengaged). Does that happen?
Take the metal on the plug and wipe it across a piece of paper. Does it all turn to gray paste or are there actual metal shards in it? Paste is ok.