disassemly of clutch

[Sonrisers]

How do you disassemble the clutch??? I have taken all bolts out and removed the clutch side pulley and weights, but can't get the "split pulley apart". Is this just pressed in or am I missing something? I have looked at the diagrams in the manuals section, but I can't see how it comes apart. Have also been searching the forum. Please help, or direct me to the right place on the forumm as I'm sure somebody has already posted something. Thanks.

[pd]

I think you're asking about the fixed member of the driven pulley ( part # 2270C-B in the manual ) . Left side of the transmission .

Just heat it with a propane torch . It should come off fairly easy . 

I had to ask the same question .

[Sonrisers]

Thanks PD, I'll try that, you're becomming a great resource!

[pd]

Just spreading the wealth .

[Sonrisers]

Finally got it! I could heat it up and get it to slide down, but couldn't get to come off. Somebody had used a hammer on the shaft and it was slightly mushroomed.

[Ricks]

Did your clutch have the snap ring holding the pulley on, in addition to the press fit?  My early, single track did not have the groove for the ring, but my later, dual track had the groove and snap ring.

[pd]

Mine had the mushroomed modification , also . I had to carefully file that edge into shape , before I could get the thing apart . Mine has the snap ring as well .

[Sonrisers]

Pd had told me to heat it up, and it would slide off, but when I couldn't slide it off, I called Wayne and he said there would be a snap ring on both sides. I had no snap rings, or even groves for snap rings. I heated it up enough to make it slide down, and then discovered the mushroom. It was very slight, but it would stop it cold when it came to it. I filed it down and it slid right off. I was thinking somebody must have put the wrong axle, or shaft in it when there wasn't any grooves for snap rings, but it sounds like some of them didn't have snap rings.

[pd]

I didn't say anything about snap rings as those would be pretty obvious .
I thought the snap ring on the left end of my transmission was a bit overkill , but maybe they put it there as a guide or limiter for the fixed half of that pulley .

Good you got it sussed .

[admin]

Pd had told me to heat it up, and it would slide off, but when I couldn't slide it off, I called Wayne and he said there would be a snap ring on both sides. I had no snap rings, or even groves for snap rings. I heated it up enough to make it slide down, and then discovered the mushroom. It was very slight, but it would stop it cold when it came to it. I filed it down and it slid right off. I was thinking somebody must have put the wrong axle, or shaft in it when there wasn't any grooves for snap rings, but it sounds like some of them didn't have snap rings.

Is yours a single of twin track clutch?

[pd]

That might just be the difference , Rick .
I don't see any clip rings on the single track .

[Sonrisers]

Not sure what the difference between a single and twin track clutch is... Please enlighten me. Just got the clutch and idler arm from 57' ford the other day.

[pd]

The main difference is the single track transmission has two throwout weights that resemble dumbbells . The double track has two longer throwout weights that look like small rolling pins .

The M manual has both on the same page :

http://www.simplexservi-cycle.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=430.0;attach=2741;image

Here's a pic of my double track transmission :

[Sonrisers]

Ok, mine must be the single track, It has two weights that look like dumbells, that are secured in the center. Thanks for the info.

[pd]

That would be a single track .

I said it had four weights . That was my mistake . I corrected that ^ . Sorry for any confusion .