| NATURE OF RELEASE: |
Clutch slip |
| MODELS AFFECTED: |
Commando (All Editions) from Eng, No, 123576 |
| PARTS AFFECTED: |
06-0749 Clutch Plate |
| DISTRIBUTION: |
Worldwide. |
| EXPLANATION: |
One piece clutch friction rings have been fitted to recent productions and there is a tendency for oil to build up on the friction surfaces causing clutch slip under some conditions.
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| ACTION: |
Remove the clutch friction plates, cut 12 radial grooves of 'U' section into the friction surfaces at both sides of each of these plates. The grooves should be 3/32" wide by 0.030" doep. The effect of this modification will be to break down the oil film on the friction plates. |
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| May 1970 |
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| Norton Villiers Canada Limited |