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Clutch spline lube questions Fri May 19, 2023 5:28 pm
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I could have made a thread for every question but maybe this one will do..
I'm getting ready to remove the gearbox and Chris Harris says I have to remove parts of the clutch actuation mechanism i.e. the little gaiter and the return spring and the clutch thrust piston. To be honest, I don't see why? Do I really? Reason I'm asking is that I can't get the thrust piston out without removing the arm, and frankly I don't even know if I could ever get the arm off.
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I tried removing the adjuster nut and bolt but the head just came off the bolt and I had to use my new nut extractors to get the not off, so that's broken. The jubilee clip for the gaiter is now also broken. I'm not sure if maybe the gaiter is broken (it has some kind of adhesive inside which is now no long adhering??). This is fighting me all the way. Why does it have to come out??
Here's Chris doing it. My bike seems quite different, the arm isn't spring loaded and it doesn't seem to move away so far.
Also, why do the stands have to come off? Can I not keep it all together? If anything the stands will tip the gearbox forward when it's on the floor and stop it leaking so much..
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I'm getting ready to remove the gearbox and Chris Harris says I have to remove parts of the clutch actuation mechanism i.e. the little gaiter and the return spring and the clutch thrust piston. To be honest, I don't see why? Do I really? Reason I'm asking is that I can't get the thrust piston out without removing the arm, and frankly I don't even know if I could ever get the arm off.
![Clutch spline lube questions JaGJcDX](https://i.imgur.com/jaGJcDX.jpg)
I tried removing the adjuster nut and bolt but the head just came off the bolt and I had to use my new nut extractors to get the not off, so that's broken. The jubilee clip for the gaiter is now also broken. I'm not sure if maybe the gaiter is broken (it has some kind of adhesive inside which is now no long adhering??). This is fighting me all the way. Why does it have to come out??
Here's Chris doing it. My bike seems quite different, the arm isn't spring loaded and it doesn't seem to move away so far.
Also, why do the stands have to come off? Can I not keep it all together? If anything the stands will tip the gearbox forward when it's on the floor and stop it leaking so much..
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1989 K100RS SE ABS 8v VIN: 0149214
Others: 1.5 x CBX250RS-E, '94 CB250, '95 TRX850, '16 Z250SL, '01 R1100GS