De glazing Hooligan clutch
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De glazing Hooligan clutch
So, I bought a used Hooligan last summer. It had about 3500 miles on it. I've put about 1000 more miles on it since I bought it. It's always had an intermittent chatter as I accelerate from a stop. I had the rollers changed which did nothing. The mechanic suggested I also change the belt, although it looks just fine so I opted not to change it. I'm thinking it's possibly a glazed clutch. How difficult a job is it to de glaze? Remove cover, remove the clutch securing nut with my impact wrench, then what? This scooter is fairly new to me, how big of a job is this? And where do you get aftermarket parts like a kevlar belt? Dealer wants like $55 for a replacement belt which I think is high.
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Re: De glazing Hooligan clutch
I haven't experienced this on my Hooligan yet, but on my Kymco 300, I'd just put the front tire against something solid, like a tree, and rev the engine for about 10 seconds, and the noise and shudder would be gone. When the noise returned which it will, just wash, rinse, repeat!Xrep wrote:So, I bought a used Hooligan last summer. It had about 3500 miles on it. I've put about 1000 more miles on it since I bought it. It's always had an intermittent chatter as I accelerate from a stop. I had the rollers changed which did nothing. The mechanic suggested I also change the belt, although it looks just fine so I opted not to change it. I'm thinking it's possibly a glazed clutch. How difficult a job is it to de glaze? Remove cover, remove the clutch securing nut with my impact wrench, then what? This scooter is fairly new to me, how big of a job is this? And where do you get aftermarket parts like a kevlar belt? Dealer wants like $55 for a replacement belt which I think is high.
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Re: De glazing Hooligan clutch
Bubwheat wrote:I haven't experienced this on my Hooligan yet, but on my Kymco 300, I'd just put the front tire against something solid, like a tree, and rev the engine for about 10 seconds, and the noise and shudder would be gone. When the noise returned which it will, just wash, rinse, repeat!Xrep wrote:So, I bought a used Hooligan last summer. It had about 3500 miles on it. I've put about 1000 more miles on it since I bought it. It's always had an intermittent chatter as I accelerate from a stop. I had the rollers changed which did nothing. The mechanic suggested I also change the belt, although it looks just fine so I opted not to change it. I'm thinking it's possibly a glazed clutch. How difficult a job is it to de glaze? Remove cover, remove the clutch securing nut with my impact wrench, then what? This scooter is fairly new to me, how big of a job is this? And where do you get aftermarket parts like a kevlar belt? Dealer wants like $55 for a replacement belt which I think is high.
Haha, but I'll bet your kymco had enough torque to mush those pads against the bell hard enough to rough them up. The hooligan is a fine engine, but I doubt it could match a Kymco 300 for raw torque