(19-09-22, 01:23 PM)Yam12 link Wrote: Great stuff however if someone was foolish enough to not put bike in gear before removing outer cover and then plates would that be OK or should all go back together carefully, put in gear and restrip cover ,springs,bolts and plates?
It's just to control the whole clutch from spinning when tightening the spring bolts. It makes life a bit easier.
You'll be able to work your way round it as the torque level is so low. 8Nm using a torque wrench feels like you're just nipping the bolts up, but the torque setting will prevent you from shearing the head off a bolt, which happened to me because the torque wrench I used was simply too large. The lowest setting was 10Nm but it just didn't click and the bolt head just sheared off, albeit way too easily. This is why i suggest getting new bolts because they obviously get very hot and must weaken over the years. I had a similar thing happen when undoing an exhaust header bolt. These too get very hot and I couldn't believe how soft the metal had become. The bolts are only about £2 each so not gonna break the bank.
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