Swapping out the clutch basket question.

[YamaDuck]

Problem solved! Bad eyesight lead to alignment problem. Corrected and works fine now.

 

I know I have seen step by step instructions on swapping out the clutch basket but I can not find it. It may be on the other site I'm not sure. My 2001 Venture has gone from almost no whine when I bought it with 4,500 miles on it to screaming with almost 16,000 miles on it.

 

My question is, Is the nut that holds the smaller disk basket into the larger clutch basket a standard thread or a reverse thread? I have tried with all my might to loosen it by turning it to the left. I even added a 3 foot piece of steel rod to it and it will not budge.

 

With only 4,500 miles on it I don't know why anyone would have gone in there but I thick they did. I think they tightened it down with a lot more than 50 lbs of torgue. Non of the clutch disk are lined up as they should be. Evidently that is not important because it has been shifting fine for the last 11,000 miles.

 

Any suggestions on which way to turn that nut and how to break it free would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Harry

Edited May 24, 2012 by YamaDuck

[Freebird]

I don't know if there is a thread on actually swapping out the clutch basket. There is one on upgrading the clutch.

 

http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=10518

[MikeWa]

If you are talking about the clutch boss nut it is supposed to be torqued to 50 ft lbs. But I don't see anything in the literature identifying it as left or right hand.

 

Mike

[Dano]

See if you can see the threads at the end of the crankshaft, that'll give you an idea of which way it needs to go.

[YamaDuck]

Thanks. I finally got it off. It is standard thread and not reverse. However I have another problem. I put everything back together but now you can not pull the clutch lever in. I took everything back apart and it is sitting there with no clutch basket, clutch boss, or clutch plates and I still can not pull the clutch lever in.

 

Does anyone know what I did wrong????

[MikeWa]

Usually that has something to do with not getting one of the push rods or ball in correctly.

 

Mike

[ChurchBuilder]

Check to be sure your pressure plate is aligned correctly. Putting it on wrong would cause this.

[YamaDuck]

Thank you for the help. I have it fixed. It was poor eyesight on my part. I thought it was aligned correctly but I guess I did not. It works fine now. Thank each and every one of you.

Harry