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Orginal Vmax Clutch
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 10:39 pm
by Eman
Does anyone have a orginal 102 clutch sheave for a 80's Vmax. I have a brand new 102 and want to put all the new parts on the orginal sheave so the offset ect is right. Or are most the them shot with the rest of the clutch
Eman
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:34 am
by Joe
My original 102 spider is shot.
The rest of it seems to be OK.
The repair shop got me a new 108 for the price of the spider, rebuild kit and labor to rebuild it.
He even set up the 108 for a VMX540 for the purchase price of the 108.
They come from Comet as a disassembled kit and the dealer needs to assemble them on arrival.
The dealer said he thought rebuilding them was a waste of money. "Buy a new one so you know you have all new parts and it won't need to be rebuilt next year," he said.
The 108 has run flawlessly since installation.
Installation was flawed since they sent the wrong center bolt. It was 6 mm too long and bottomed out in the crank hole before getting the right tension on the clutch hub.
I will sell my 102 for parts.What do I need to check or measure to make sure the "clutch sheave" is not worn out on this one?
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 8:20 am
by Vmax540
"What do I need to check or measure to make sure the "clutch sheave" is not worn out on this one?" If there is any noticeable play side to side then there is loss of performance and at this point it will wear quickly. You made the right choice with new over a rebulit clutch. The Comet 102/108's from New, are in my experience a 1000 mile clutch max even with good maintenance. The Comets are very tuneable and you can even use some Polaris parts but, will not have the life span of other clutches.
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:43 pm
by Eman
I will be replacing every movable part, sheave, spider, rollers ect. What I want is the fixed sheave from an orginal 102 so the offset is correct. I have the 108 on it now and am not happy with the tuning ect on it. The 102 seems better
Re: Orginal Vmax Clutch
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 4:31 pm
by opsled
Eman wrote:Does anyone have a orginal 102 clutch sheave for a 80's Vmax. I have a brand new 102 and want to put all the new parts on the orginal sheave so the offset ect is right. Or are most the them shot with the rest of the clutch
Eman
Got one (OEM, NOS). PM sent.
Phil (opsled)
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:05 am
by Vmax540
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 5:48 pm
by opsled
