I have the Screamin Eagle clutch in my 07 Ultra. I noticed this weekend that it seemed to be slipping in 5th gear. When I got home and allowed the bike to cool, I started to adjust the clutch. When I pulled the derby cover, I noticed that one of the 6 nuts holding the springs to the pressure plate was backed off and only holding on by a single thread. I tightened it back up to the same spec as the other 5 nuts and adjusted the clutch. All is well now, except I'm paranoid that the same thing will happen in the future and I may not get lucky next time and catch it before the nut falls off and all hell breaks loose

Has anyone here had a similar problem?

These 6 nuts seem to be nylock nuts. Why would they back off? Should I replace all of the with new ones? If so, what size are they?

Thanks for all your help

 

I don't have one of those , so have not seen the hardware.

If they are nylocks, nylocks are a "one-use", replace it.

nylocks do not tolerate alot of torque, but they do lock the threads well.

you could replace with conventional nuts and use a thread locker

the 6 bolts on my 09 are metric thread, if unsure on size, take a sample to the hardware store and use their gauge.

mike

 

Bump for a little help. Nobody here has had this problem before? Can someone tell me what would cause the nut to back off like it did?

 

+1 nylocks are a one time use. It could have been a defective bolt whwn made or the person that assembled it took it on and off. Any way replace it. I have never heard of one coming loose before.
I have the same clutch in my 07 and never had an issue.

 

I would be inclined to think it was an inatentive mechanic that installed it.