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Stripping a wet clutch.


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Clutch cover

If anybody is thinking of stripping their wet clutch, here what my GSX1100 ET one looks like. Most are similar.DSC_0618.thumb.JPG.74c0927feb11946180cb038a12050244.JPG

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Yeah there's loads but I'm struggling to post them all in order of stripping.

 

just upload them all then use the place in line and jiggle them about to get them in the right order :thumb:

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Not normally a problem on GSXs. The back of the basket has 6 cush springs. They eventually sag and rattle. I'll post another piccy of the back of the basket.

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Is that needle bearing in the middle of the basket the one that can cause some rattles Occasionally? Is it easy to replace if required?

 

Waste of time and money!


It will rattle again seconds later

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I'll try.Can't get em in correct order.

 

It's far easier to rename your pics with the number order ie 1 2 3 4........ Then just upload them all and hit the place in line in the relevant order


If you are placing them in line it makes no odds what order you upload them :wink:

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Is that needle bearing in the middle of the basket the one that can cause some rattles Occasionally? Is it easy to replace if required?

 

Waste of time and money!


It will rattle again seconds later

 

If I ever got that far I’d probably throw a new clutch in and do the springs Mega mentioned anyway :lol:.

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Is that needle bearing in the middle of the basket the one that can cause some rattles Occasionally? Is it easy to replace if required?

 

Waste of time and money!


It will rattle again seconds later

 

If I ever got that far I’d probably throw a new clutch in and do the springs Mega mentioned anyway :lol:.

 

It will still rattle ;-)

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Good info.

Just to highlight some differences between bikes;

On the R1 this has a diaphragm clutch so no coil springs.

On the RGV it doesn't have a needle bearing in the centre of the clutch basket,just a steel bush running in a bronze sleeve.

Also on the RGV it has two thick steel washers/spacers either side of the outer basket,both different thicknesses,easily missed when stripping it down.


Mega,is that all a std clutch?

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He does like giving money away.

 

And if I was to do it myself, who would I be giving money away to?

 


whoever makes the bit that gets broken when you torque the bolts back up

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Why would you replace everything, when there's only something wrong with part of it. Why not buy another bike instead?

 

It was a joke, but if the parts are cheap then it also wouldn’t do any harm.

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I've actually got a set of pre soaked new clutch plates in my saddle bags just in case these Scottish roads get the better of the ER5. So far , so good . 🤞

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