• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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Auto Shoe Question ..

SA63

SA63

Husqvarna
AA Class
Im working on a 500 AE motor, and Id like to get an idea on how far the brass shoes can wear before they need to be replaced?
The shoes I have are worn down by around 1.8mm on the arc compared to new ones. I only managed to find one set of 3 new ones, so wondering if im better off using the old set with the 2/3rd clutch drum which is already worn, but still measures the same as a new drum apart from the grooving from the shoes.
the manual says to change when the motor revs too high... but as the motor came to me in many bits that doesn't help!
Similarly how about the steel shoes?
Any advice appreciated!
 
Bump, not overwhelmed by the response!

Alternately can anyone steer me towards 3 new 430/500AE brass shoes???

thanks.
 
SA63 said:
Im working on a 500 AE motor, and Id like to get an idea on how far the brass shoes can wear before they need to be replaced?
The shoes I have are worn down by around 1.8mm on the arc compared to new ones. I only managed to find one set of 3 new ones, so wondering if im better off using the old set with the 2/3rd clutch drum which is already worn, but still measures the same as a new drum apart from the grooving from the shoes.
the manual says to change when the motor revs too high... but as the motor came to me in many bits that doesn't help!
Similarly how about the steel shoes?
Any advice appreciated!
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I know on my 420 autos (four of them) that once the 1st gear shoe to drum clearance gets worn to .100"-.110" the springs will start breaking. When they get to .095"- .098" I change the shoes. In the last 8 years I have broke 3 springs, 2 of those this last fall because I pushed it and used the shoes longer than I should have. Hope this helps,

Marty
 
thanks, that's good info. I will check the clearanes
husky parts nz has none left...
I have considered relining the brass shoes by silver soldering 2mm brass sheet back onto the old shoes.. would rather buy new ones though
 
motomwo said:
I know on my 420 autos (four of them) that once the 1st gear shoe to drum clearance gets worn to .100"-.110" the springs will start breaking. When they get to .095"- .098" I change the shoes. In the last 8 years I have broke 3 springs, 2 of those this last fall because I pushed it and used the shoes longer than I should have. Hope this helps,

Marty
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I will check mine now, the springs in my 420 only last approx 10 hours!
 
For the record:
2/3rd gear clutch drum to new shoe clearance is approx. 1.5mm, this is measuring minimum clearance at the edge of the shoes.

Do you have many breakages with 2/3rd or only 1st gear?

If I use the used drum/shoe combination the springs will stretch by 1mm more than when new.


Looking at the first gear set up- a lot less clearance as discussed above
 
The oz hva specialist Paul Rooney in ADB talk about stretch the 1st clutch SPRING
with a screwdriver ( 2 mm max from memory).
 
SA63 said:
For the record:
2/3rd gear clutch drum to new shoe clearance is approx. 1.5mm, this is measuring minimum clearance at the edge of the shoes.

Do you have many breakages with 2/3rd or only 1st gear?

If I use the used drum/shoe combination the springs will stretch by 1mm more than when new.


Looking at the first gear set up- a lot less clearance as discussed above
Click to expand...

Touch wood, only first gear springs have broken.
 
SA63

I've never seen new 2/3 gear shoes for the 500 / 430! hope they exist somewhere.

My beast has a few hours on it and have not changed them since purchase, still changing gears seamlessly (nil Holden hydra-matic slippage:))

As for stretching the springs to make up the additional clearance as per Paul Rooney advice - would welding some material on the rear of the shoe do the same thing?
I assume (perhaps incorrectly) the springs break from being loose and rattling around in the low speed position rather than from being in tension?
 
interesting point wayne, but surely the screw driver stretching method would make them more prone to rattling???

You wouldn't think though that stretching by 1mm more would make too much difference?

those 2/3rd gear shoes have not been the easiest things to find that's for sure, not to mention the 2/3rd gear springs which command a pretty hefty price now!
 
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