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This weekend was very productive. I have, among others, assembled the foot clutch assembly.
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| The Foot Clutch Assembly of a Harley-Davidson WL (circa 1940;s) |
Here are some photographs of the foot clutch assembly:
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| The Foot Clutch Assembly, as you would see it on the left hand side of the motorcycle |
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| The Foot Clutch Assembly, from the back - note the 2 @ spring star washers |
Just out of interest sake - I have looked at what Palmer wrote about the foot clutch assemblies in his book "How to Restore your Harley-Davidson" (see picture below). The foot clutch lever on the above assembly is like the one on the left. Again, circa 1940's.
I then fitted the left footboard with a rubber Harley-Davidson Oval mat. Bruce Palmer, in his book "How to Restore Your Harley Davidson" states on Page 149 that the Harley-Davidson factory introduced the steel footboard mats in 1943 due to a rubber shortage. My Harley-Davidson was manufactured in 1941 and the bike would have been supplied to the Union Defence Force of South Africa with rubber mats. Which is the reason why I fitted the rubber footboard.
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| Bruce Palmer states that the steel mats were introduced in 1943. |
After fitting the footboard mat, I completed the left footboard and foot clutch assembly.
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| The Footboard Mat Fitted |
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| The Entire Left Footboard and Foot Clutch Assembly (with clutch cable) - inside view |
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| The Entire Left Footboard and Foot Clutch Assembly (with clutch cable) - outside view |
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