I contacted him. He prefers to do the work in the fall (riding season and all that). $50 labor & return shipping.
The how-to thread made it look pretty easy. Heat up the end of the rivet, helper holds it over the vice with a quarter under the rivet head, and peen it with a punch. I built a boat when my first daughter was born, some 25 years ago now. The side planks were copper riveted. While copper is a softer metal, the idea is the same. Pean the heads over a washer 'till they're tight. Was easy to do, works out way cool. The same thing can be done with a rivet style master link, but everybody uses a tool now.
Hello there.Lately the clutch side on my TE610 08 is a bit louder than it used to be.Its kind of a clanking noise pretty much as a dry clutch from Ducati for example but not that loud.When i press the clutch lever stops and when the lever is released it appears again syncronised with the engines revs and heard better on lower revs.Its not a big failure or something since the clutch engages disengages smoothly and so does the gears.My oil screens and oil filter are clean too.My TE has 26000km on the clock and it just feels that things are now a bit loose in there and need tighening.Any ideas?
The clutch bushing is a pretty easy fix. The washers are a bit more involved, but not terrible, and well worth the effort.
Im aware of the spring fix but where is the clutch bushing located?Is it behind the clutch basket?Its a Do It Yourself thing?
Yep. Piece of cake. Pull the clutch basket off and the bushing slides right off. If you're already changing the spring cups, it's a no-brainer.
I need to do mine soon also. Buy the rivets and clutch bushing from Halls and the cup spring washers from Indy Unlimited on advrider.com. Then we can both do at the same time and probably save some on labor. I plan to use a machine shop to press in the rivets same as stock. Not switching to threaded or DIY hammering. _
I think it is 161538802 Parts catalog is here: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B87JGKEoBQdza3R1N19wVV92YWM
610 - I also get (#26 in diagram): 8000 72943 Two numbers listed depending on VIN I think, but specs identical.
When you guys replace those soft clutch spring washers, do you just order a Husky part or some aftermarket washers? Thx
The OEM washers are junk. Indy Unlimited on the ADVRider forum makes some at are thicker and tougher.
Does anybody know what the best way of purchasing the cup washers from indy unlimited? email? website? Are there any other sources?
Gudday guys, I discovered, through sheer necessity, that the rivets can be worked cold quite successfully into a solid fixture by just using patience, care and a good ball peen hammer. I didn't have access to a air hammer or heat source and was too cheap to go buy one for the one job... :-) Just take your time and back the rivet head with something solid. I used the jaws of a big bench vise...
