I have a 2001 Big Dog with the S&S 107 engine with a 5 speed. It's a recent purchase. It had this clutch creeping problem that made it hard to shift and hard to find neutral. I pulled the clutch out and discovered several warped steel plates, not burnt, just warped. I replace the whole clutch assembly with the same original clutch from Bigdog.net. I also replaced the short rod and bearing on the right side of the transmission, the clutch cable, and the long rod that goes through the transmission. I pulled the inner primary to replace the seal in the transmission. I double checked the alignment of the inner primary to the engine and the transmission and it was perfect. The inner primary slipped right in place without any resistance. With the inner primary back on and the clutch assembled, I was able to put the bike in gear and turn the rear tire with little resistance while holding the clutch in. I thought I had the problem solved. It's all back together and it's exactly the same way. What did I miss?
Clutch Creeping
- Thread starter Stumann
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Mikeinjersey
Well-Known Member
Give this clutch adj a try.
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Mr. Wright
Knows some things
Don't get to excited just yet.
!. what primary oil did you use?
2. when adjusting the clutch, how far did you back it off after the rod touched?
3. Did you replace the pressure plate also?
4. Did you soak the disks in primary oil before installing them?
!. what primary oil did you use?
2. when adjusting the clutch, how far did you back it off after the rod touched?
3. Did you replace the pressure plate also?
4. Did you soak the disks in primary oil before installing them?
Mr. Wright
Knows some things
Yes didn't answer all the questions. What oil did you use, and how far did you back it off?
HMAN
I just like my Freedom
Read between your questions. He did answer.
I think I have it fixed. I took it all back apart, wiped off the fiber disks, arranged all the steel discs so they were all pointing in the same direction, (you can see which direction they were stamped), put it all back together, and it's working pretty good. No creeping. It's still a bit trickey to find neutral, but they all are. Thanks for all your help, guys.
Billy413
Member
I have the same problem, I took the clutch plates out and all looked good. Put it all back together, used spectro primary oil and adj. Clutch. Still the same, creeping forward. Adj clutch from a 1/4 turn to 1/2 turn. Still the same. It started and the end of a 100 mile ride as I was putting it in the garage. Sorry it's a 2005 ridgeback. Could it be the cable? Thank you
The original problem was warped steel disks. It doesn't take much. Use a straight edge to check them. They need to be perfectly flat. The second problem with the new clutch seemed to be the orientation of the new steel disks. They all need to be facing the same way. I don't think it matters which way, as long as they're all the same way. I also wiped the fiber disks with a rag to remove most of the surface oil from them before reinstalling them.
Tim briscoe
Member
I've never experienced "creeping " but finding neutral is a shift fork adjustment. I suppose a clutch problem could add difficulty to finding it tho.
Wish I could help.
Wish I could help.