Hi All
Got the motor out today and stripped the compensator out to see what was going wrong.
The only thing I could find was the big nut that screws onto the crank shaft that holds it all together was loose! Not even finger tight. Harley D. quote 140 lbs/ft for this clamping nut but I cannot find out what it should be on the X-Wedge.
So the nut had come loose which stopped the belleville washers from exerting their force against the tri-lobe wheels allowing them to ramp over each other stopping drive to the flywheel.
After cleaning and inspecting all the components nothing looks worn except the tips on the lobes. So if the nut had not come loose there would not have been a problem even after 19,000 miles.
Dilema:
Do I
1. Replace the spring pack and lobe wheels and carry on with the original compensator design.
2. Fit the Centa compensator with the inherent problems that has.
3. Go the Krazy Horse route with Z4 doughnuts.
Your thoughts please.
