Clutch location circlip

Yes, 40 ft/lbs on the nut (maybe a little more but not necessary with Loctite studlock or similar). Les Emery mentions this in his website Tech area I believe.

As a rule of thumb I questioneverythingmentioned by Les Emery, he also recommends isolastic clearances of upto 0.025''!

Torque to figures given in the manual, 70ftlb, please note correct units, but use a brand new circlip from a reliable source on eachassembly and you should have no problems. Loctite aswell. Any problems with clutch nut loosening is possibly due to clutch hub being a loose fit on the main shaft, any discernible play is un acceptable,

Simon.

I prefer not to buy from LE if possible (after one or two altercations) and yes his recommendation of 1/2 turn out on the adjustable ISO's does give a huge clearance as I discovered when I installed his several years ago. However back to the clutch.....there are several other sources of advice on reducing the torque including the NOC Notes (could have been written by LE of course!). If you want to stay with the 70ft/lbs just make sure the circlip is new, sharp edge towards the box and a good fit in the recessed spacer. I use 40ft/lbs and threadlock and I'm happy with that.

I've used 70lbs for the best part of thirty years and for most of them was in blissful ignorance of any potential problems (in fact, it's one of the few parts that has never given problems).

I do keep a small stock and replace them as a matter of course if dismantling as they always distort when removing.