why would the clutch on a harley davidson make a knocking or pinging noise and...

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smokersfriend22

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...quit pulling? i am interested in buying a 1982 ironhead harley davidson 1000 sportster. When the bike is running and in neutral it makes a pinging or kinda rattleing noise, and when you pull in the clutch the noise goes away completely. the clutch was froze and wouldn't even pull in at first, and when took the primary casing off and ajusted the clutch and got it working. We put the casing back on and put it in first gear and it would start to pull but then it would make another noise and slip... what could this be and how difficult would it be fix it myself..
 
maybe like a throw out bearing

and you can look into harley forums or ironhead forums would get you with other who have been there done that
type either into searchbox

ironhead forums

id bet that would be faster choice
 
you have to take it apart for a visual inspection, it could be a broken clutch spring, or a broken fiber plate, loose, or worn out basket
its a very easy repair, just make sure you get genuine HD parts cause I have seen the cheaper aftermarket clutch plates made with a different thickness and that causes a problem when they are assembled
 
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