Pulled the transmission to get at the clutch, found lots of gunk in the bellhousing, something is leaking, and once the clutch was apart we can see that, yes indeed, it has been “slipping a bit” kind of a BIG bit, actually. Click on photos below to enlarge!

Driveshaft Removed

Lots of oil and gunk here…

look below the pressure ring, MOUNDS of goo…

trans, swingarm, final drive and fender gone

Removing the glop

Clutch Removal Tool ™

Backing the pressure off of the clutch

clutch parts seperate

Down to the bare flywheel

Ready to pull the flywheel

This is the Pressure Ring, it should NOT look like this!

clutch disk, for as bad as it was slipping, looks not too bad

This is the Pressure Plate should NOT look like this, either

Galled, shreded, torn up…….

Up Next: How to build a better clutch?

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