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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 5:24 pm 
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Is there anybody here that has personally "tightened up" clutch basket-to-primary rivets?

If so, how did you do it? Is there a way without using a proper Press? (I don't have a proper press).

Of all of my H1 clutches, NONE of them have tight baskets. :thumbdown: :thumbdown:

Or better yet....Do any of you'ze guyz offer a clutch basket tightening service? If so, I have a bunch I'd like to send your way.

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 7:39 pm 
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scrambler73 wrote:
Is there anybody here that has personally "tightened up" clutch basket-to-primary rivets?

If so, how did you do it? Is there a way without using a proper Press? (I don't have a proper press).

Of all of my H1 clutches, NONE of them have tight baskets. :thumbdown: :thumbdown:

Or better yet....Do any of you'ze guyz offer a clutch basket tightening service? If so, I have a bunch I'd like to send your way.

thanks!


You are so anal........ :lol: :lol: :lol: You should be able to peen them tight again.

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 8:01 pm 
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Ja-Moo wrote:

You are so anal........ :lol: :lol: :lol: You should be able to peen them tight again.


that's why my customers like me.... :lol: and why I have such a hard time making a profit. :cry:

by "peen", just whack the sucker with a 5lb maul?

Ooooo, I know! you need to add a:

"how to tighten noisy clutch baskets" video to your Youtube Channel! :thumbup:


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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 8:06 pm 

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Actually, Wasn't there someone offering new nylon? bushings and replacement rivets at one time? Maybe Nev? Or possibly 'tuner or maybe Nev had mentioned this..... :?

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 9:38 pm 
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scrambler73 wrote:
Ja-Moo wrote:

You are so anal........ :lol: :lol: :lol: You should be able to peen them tight again.


that's why my customers like me.... :lol: and why I have such a hard time making a profit. :cry:

by "peen", just whack the sucker with a 5lb maul?

Ooooo, I know! you need to add a:

"how to tighten noisy clutch baskets" video to your Youtube Channel! :thumbup:


You "carefully" whack it.........

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 9:54 pm 
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Well...I've heard "wacking it" called a lot of things but never "tightening up your clutch basket". You Kawi guys come up with the darnest things. :crazy:

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 2:25 am 

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Cody,you can use a press with a solid bar on each side of the rivet and squash them again. new rivets are better.shoot me an email,Glenys and I owe you a favor. :-)

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 9:25 am 
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Neville Lush wrote:
Cody,you can use a press with a solid bar on each side of the rivet and squash them again. new rivets are better.shoot me an email,Glenys and I owe you a favor. :-)



thanks Nev... whats funny is I keep getting "advertisements" in the mail from asics. :lol:


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PostPosted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 4:13 pm 

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oops, sorry about that. So do we :-)

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 5:50 pm 

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Actually I'd like more info on this as well. Years ago Tuner mentioned making a hollow-faced punch and using that but I could never get them as tight as I imagined "new" should be.


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