What do you need to know about Shovelhead?
Accel Solenoid Repair HD Saddlebag Hinge Sealing your Primary Oiler Oil System Diagram Very Simplified Oil line Routing Oil Line Routing Amsoil Oil Comparison Study Factory option oil pressure gauge Tappet Screen
Do you need to seal primary case on 84 Shovelhead?
Looking for any advice or experience of anyone who has sealed a primary case on a shovelhead, I’m working on a 84 lowrider and the guy wants to know if we should seal the primary? If so will I need to change the clutch also? Hogrotten. I’m reading that the bike now has a belt drive? I won’t go further in case I misread.
What kind of clutch does a Shovelhead primary have?
Never altered the clutch from stock – basically a splash system without submerging the plates. Click to expand… Thanx Jack, according to the book there are two types of clutchs 1.Dry clutch (wich is on the belt drive primary models) and 2.Wet clutch for the chain drive primarys.
Looking for any advice or experience of anyone who has sealed a primary case on a shovelhead, I’m working on a 84 lowrider and the guy wants to know if we should seal the primary? If so will I need to change the clutch also? Hogrotten. I’m reading that the bike now has a belt drive? I won’t go further in case I misread.
When did Shovelhead do the first road test?
Cycle World – 1971 Super Glide Article Cycle World – 1978 FLH-80 Road Test Cycle World – 1967 FLH Road Test Keeping Shovels Alive British Magazine – 1974 FLH 1200 Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Big Bike – 1975 FX & FXE Road Test Motorcyclist 1977 FLH Cycle 1975 FLH Road Test Street Chopper 1980 FLH Hack
What kind of clutch does an 84 Shovelhead have?
Thanx for all the input. Hog. The clutch on an `84 Shovelhead was configured with a lube system that used engine oil which circulated to the primary and was then sucked back to the engine. Although this primary system had oil in it, it was still considered a dry clutch.
How to fix a pushrod clutch on a Shovelhead?
Let’s get at it. Take the lock nut off the pushrod adjuster screw. Now you need a washer to hold the plate and spring sandwich together. Put the lock nut on the screw and washer. Open the lock tabs and remove the nuts. There’s the sandwich, the springs don’t shoot out everywhere.