Clutch - Removal
Warning - General - Stabilise Motorcycle
warning
Make sure the motorcycle is stabilised and adequately supported.A correctly supported motorcycle will help prevent it from falling.An unstable motorcycle may fall, causing injury to the operator or damage to the motorcycle.
Perform the following operations
Perform the following operations:
Clutch Cover - Remove L Series
- Release the three fixings evenly to ensure the stopper plate is released squarely. Remove the stopper plate, springs and pressure plate.
Fixings
Stopper plate
Spring seats
Springs
Pressure Plate
- Remove the pull rod and bearing from the clutch pressure plate.
Pull rod
Bearing
Clutch pressure plate
- Remove the clutch plates, anti-judder seat washers and springs, noting the orientation of the each component as they are removed.
- Engage second gear and lock the inner and outer clutch drums together using service tool T3880307 as shown below.
T3880307 - Clutch Anti-rotation Jig
- Release the clutch centre nut.
- Remove the centre nut, Belleville washer, plain washer, clutch inner drum and thrust washer.
- Discard both the Belleville washer and plain washer.
- Slide the bearing sleeve forward and backwards a maximum of 10 mm to allow the needle roller bearing to become dislodged.
- Remove the needle roller bearing from the clutch outer drum.
Bearing sleeve
Needle roller bearing
Shaft
- Slide the clutch outer drum away from the gearbox input shaft.
note
The spring seats will remain seated in the stopper plate during removal.
note
The innermost friction plate is different to the remainder and must not be fitted in any other position.Refer to Friction Plate Inspection for details of clutch friction plate inspection.
caution
Do not remove the bearing sleeve from the shaft.Removing the bearing sleeve will allow the oil pump drive chain to become dislodged.If the oil pump drive chain becomes dislodged the oil pump will not operate causing severe engine damage.