Another Clutch Thread

[MikeyG]

Hey guys,
I pulled my clutch apart today to check the plates. Well, thier worn, really really worn. about .25 mm of meat on the EBC friction plates. The basket is also a little bit notched. Not a good day. How deep is too deep for these notches to be filed down? Do I need to remove the basket to do this? If so how difficult is it? Im on a low budget. In my manual it says to stake the clutch hub nut when reinstalling the clutch. What does this mean? Please help me!

 

[Peer Lovell]

You don't have to remove the basket to file out the notches. However ,you need to be careful that metal shavings don't drop down in the bottom.
Make a plastic shiield out of a plastic jug and push that in behind the basket before you start filing. Flush it out with brake cleaner afterwards.
You'll notice there is a washer behind the clutch nut that is flattened over.
That is "staking".

 

[MikeyG]

So do I need to buy a new washer to re-stake the nut? Or can I just put the old one back in?

 

[jmics19067]

recomended is too buy a new washer, they are cheap. I have used the washer more than once with no problems but do not use the same area that is bent twice bend a new area each time. Basicly speaking you WILL have to buy a new washer every three times since the folds will start overlapping each other.

I would recomend removing the basket to file just because it is a lot easier to draw the file and keep the bike clean.