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I have a 1969 cb750 just installed new clutch pack but as I was installing the pressure plate one of the flanges cracked I ordered another one and samething cracked the flange where the spring would sit so I finished installing the clutch because I can't seem to find one. Everything is good but it seems that the clutch is slightly engaged and not sure how to continue to adjust it any suggestions. Also does anyone have a pressure plate they want to sell ?

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It will have to be a K-5 or earlier. I will check to see if I have one.
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1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)
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K5 should work same clutch i believe . Any suggestion on my issue.
Thanks
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It's common to try to install one too many clutch plates, especially when buying a set of plates designed to go on both the newer, and older bikes. Shiny did a write up on clutches, it's in the repair/tips section.
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Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
I like vintage bikes because they take me away from the clutter of technology that I work with everyday and back to a simpler time of mechanical elegance and simplicity.. "ninadm"
Darkwing Duck: The worst part of public transportation is the Public.
"That is awesome shit there" Re-Run
"Fear nothing, attack everything" Eric Berry
" Oh, you read that on the internet? Clearly it IS a massive problem. Of course it CAN’t be normal operation."

1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)
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But I should be ok to run it like though right ?  It seems fine I'm just trying to figure out why it seems like it slightly engaged. Is there away to adjust it because I've tried acouple of things and no Difference. I've gone through the manual and seems that I'm doing everything right . I'll check out shiny write up.
Thanks again for the help.
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barnfind wrote
 I'll check out shiny write up.
Thanks again for the help.
I was gonna suggest this but didn't want to sound vain.

Is it the lifter plate that cracked on you? The plate that has the throwout bearing in the center and four bolts on the outer edges? Super easy to crack. Double check the splines on the hub and the pressure plate to make sure they are engaging. Real easy to make that mistake.
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Yes, that's the plate that cracked on .. Twice. How do you check the splines on the hub and the pressure to see if it's engaged when it's covered with the out side cover where the lever is ? Or am I missing something.
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So it's the lifter plate you need, and not the pressure plate?
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Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
I like vintage bikes because they take me away from the clutter of technology that I work with everyday and back to a simpler time of mechanical elegance and simplicity.. "ninadm"
Darkwing Duck: The worst part of public transportation is the Public.
"That is awesome shit there" Re-Run
"Fear nothing, attack everything" Eric Berry
" Oh, you read that on the internet? Clearly it IS a massive problem. Of course it CAN’t be normal operation."

1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)
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I need the pressure plate, the one that screws into the lifter plate.
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My new springs Are about a 1/4" bigger than my old one. My old ones are 1.215 give or take and the new ones are 1.448" is this the reason why I keep breaking my lift plates?

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Sorry I did not have an old style pressure plate. On the springs, I think they changed them also in the later models.
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Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
I like vintage bikes because they take me away from the clutter of technology that I work with everyday and back to a simpler time of mechanical elegance and simplicity.. "ninadm"
Darkwing Duck: The worst part of public transportation is the Public.
"That is awesome shit there" Re-Run
"Fear nothing, attack everything" Eric Berry
" Oh, you read that on the internet? Clearly it IS a massive problem. Of course it CAN’t be normal operation."

1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)
barnfind
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barnfind
There's nothing wrong with the old springs so I think I'm going to put them back in, thanks for looking for the pressure plate.
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