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Old 04-23-2008, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by air8
Try to dremel a slot in the head of the screws. I had a RTR once upon a time with the two aluminum shoe setup and after a gallon of use almost everything was siezed together. I had to cut the clutch spring screws in half and use pliers to twist/remove them out the front and then push the other half out the back of the flywheel. Also some have been able to grab the head of the screw with a set of pliers and twist/remove. Good Luck.

When going back with the clutch pins use a small amount of loctite and don't overtighten the screws. Snug the screw and maybe go 1/8 turn more.

slot didnt work
time to go cut crazy hahahaa

i will probably get a whole new clutch set up to be honest along with the spur gear too

long wear shoes with silver springs all around sound good????
the previous owner here had aluminum shoes with silver springs
all around it looks like
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