1977 Harley

[hoytheld]

All,

Seem to have an issue with the clutches, I assume.

The engine runs good, but the cart is slow. I have jacked up the rear end and the primary clutch closes and the driven clutch expands fully. Under a load and with passengers , the clutches aren’t closing and opening a whole lot. Most of the time, as I’m driving, it acts like it has two gears...if you go down a hill it will open up and roll good...as soon as it slows down, it’s almost like it downshifts and creeps along.

Thanks

[Lochlin]

Yeah, your clutches are likely failing. I am not too familiar with the pre-1982 carts but do some forum searches as those years are typically repairable.

[mikeasis]

Originally Posted by hoytheld

All,

Seem to have an issue with the clutches, I assume.

The engine runs good, but the cart is slow. I have jacked up the rear end and the primary clutch closes and the driven clutch expands fully. Under a load and with passengers , the clutches aren’t closing and opening a whole lot. Most of the time, as I’m driving, it acts like it has two gears...if you go down a hill it will open up and roll good...as soon as it slows down, it’s almost like it downshifts and creeps along.

Thanks

its possible your engine is worn out or just not producing the RPM with a load to properly open the clutches