cutlasskel...thanks again for the DDM referal...i ordered from them on Thurs. and i received the clutch & bell on Saturday!! great turn around...
ok...so i'm posting before, after, during, etc. pics of the clutch reinstalll...
now there's another issue...i let the quad idle for a good 15 minutes...my son got home put on his gear and jumped on to go for a quick ride...when he turned the throttle the engine rev-ed and died...this happened a few times before i got tired of pulling the started...

i'm getting old...
anyway...i did a search for 'clutch adjusting' on this site but couldn't find anything for 3 shoe clutch only the performance adjustable clutches...or am i even thinking the right thing? could it be something else wrong?
thanks again for all the help!!