DIRECT CLUTCH BACKING PLATE REDESIGN - THM 125

BEGINNING MID-JULY 1981, A PRODUCTION TRAIL RUN (P.T.R.) WAS STARTED USING A NEW DESIGN DIRECT CLUTCH BACKING PLATE (P/N 8631764) ON ALL THM 125 MODELS. SEE ILLUSTRATION. THE NEW DESIGN BACKING PLATE HAS A RAISED SIDE FOR IDENTIFICATION, AND A FLAT SIDE, WHICH WHEN ASSEMBLED, SHOULD FACE TOWARD THE CLUTCH PLATES FOR SERVICE USE THE CURRENT BACKING PLATE, PART NUMBER 8631027.

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