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clutch basket removal
gwcrim:
Well Day-am! Thanks Mr. Danger!
I'm thinking worst case, I'll drill the sucka off.
gowen:
Crim, are you holding the basket still while you impact away or are y ou letting it spin? Take a towel or the likes and a large pair of plyers (towel to protect) and hit it a few times with an impact. Works every time. Even with a weak one.. Believe it or not, my new snap on impact sucks compared to my old tired craftsman.. Go figure.
gwcrim:
I tried it in gear, holding the wheel with my hand. No go. I'll try to delicately hold it with a big set of channel locks. But I ended up breaking the one on my 500 when I tried to remove it. So my track record is less than stellar.
gowen:
I hear you. That's why I use a nice shop towel to grip, but not metal to metal grip. The inner basket is weak and breaks easy. I only recommend it with an impact. I'm amazed it didn't budge in gear. It's a shame you aren't from around here, I have a DPAC impact I'd give you..
Danger4u2:
I removed the nut on my flywheel today to add a Steahly flywheel weight. I know for sure the direction of the nut and used a impact to knock it off. I'm going to copy the installation instructions from the Steahly Flywheel Weight because it will work for removal/install on your clutch basket. Use one of the ideas below to keep the flywheel assembly (crank shaft) from turning when you loosen the nut. Some of these methods could cause damage if you are not careful.
A. Use a Steahly Engine Lock Up Tool, part # E-3, for most two strokes up to 380cc. It screws into the spark plug hole and the piston hits the plastic tip, which stops the flywheel rotation.
B.Use an air powered impact wrench to quickly spin the nut loose. However, it will not allow accurate torque when tightening the flywheel weight and may cause damage to the flywheel weight.
C. Remove the spark plug and bring the piston up to about one inch from top dead center. Feed in a few inches of rope (leave some hanging out so you can pull it back out). Make sure that the rope does not go into any of the cylinder ports. Now slowly turn the engine over compressing the rope between the cylinder and the head until the flywheel stops turning. Use only smooth torque action while loosening and tightening nuts. Do not use hammers or breaker bars.
D. Put the transmission in high gear and hold the rear brake on. Be careful, if you get too rough you could break your brake caliper bracket.
D did not work for me, but B and C did. I think this would work for the clutch basket.
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