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[Goff]

I have a 2006 RE Indian Thunderbird 350 5 speed, Question , It needs a complete clutch assembly, at the moment it as a 4 plate ,will a 5 plate fit straight on ???,
Thanks

[Alan R]

Hi Goff----------In our hosts cat. go to page 47 ---CLUTCH SERVICE KIT ---- part No. 90041 --- "designed to replace the 4-plate set up in either the 4 or 5 speed clutches "...... £74.80 plus P&P plus 20% VAT !!

[Goff]

Alan R , Thank you , But i want to know if the complete clutch assembly will fit from a 4 plate 5 speed to a 5 plate 5 speed , everything !!!

[Adrian]

So long as the new clutch has the correct centre for the 5 speed gearbox shaft, it ought to fit straight on. If you look at the on-line parts book for the 5 speed Electra-X, bigger brother to your Thunderbird, the description of the clutch basket assembly is for the 4 plate clutch, but the same diagram also shows a 5 plate er... filling.



http://www.hitchcocksmotorcycles.com/pa ... 298/Clutch



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[Alan R]

Hi Guys-------Hi Gof, .......so you want to fit the complete clutch assembly from a 5-speed gearbox onto a 4-speed gearbox....Is that the idea ??.........as you say "All of it"...........here is the drawing for a Bullet '65 clutch which would appear to be the same as that for the Electra X..........................................
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[Alan R]

..............I seem to remember that it can be done but you need an adapter or converter centre ??............Can anyone confirm that ??

[Adrian]

Alan, please re-read Goff's original post, it's for a 5 speed box (which is what the AVL Thunderbirds were fitted with, same as the Electra-X and your Sixty-5). He wants to know if the 5 speed clutch with 5 plates in it is a direct replacement for the 5 speed clutch with 4 plates in it. Innit? Simples.



The clutch centres on the 4 and 5 speed gearboxes are different to suit the respective gearbox main shafts, but otherwise it's the same clutch, though the number of plates can vary.



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[Alan R]

Hi Adrian-----------Gotcha !!.........I didn't know that a 5-speed box could have either a 4-plate OR a 5-plate option fitted..I was under the impression that they came with a 5-plate version as standard....That Service Kit I mentioned now also makes sense and of course is no good for Gof ..Initially Gof's second reply seemed to me to be at odds with his first request, but I see what he's getting at now....Thanks for the "Heads' up"..

[Presto]

The catalogue gives a YES to fitting 5 plate conversion [90041] to a THUNDERBIRD. Or am I missing something in Goff's question too?!

[Presto]

Woooops!! I did get it wrong [again?]!