joeninety Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Hi, Probably a long short but has anyone got a Sherco clutch removal I could borrow in the Hampshire area of the UK? There's a beer in it for someone as I'm loathed to pay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Hi JoeNinety, ... I love the nick name This might sound crazy but if you are really desperate you can simply make one out of a rectangular length of sheet ply wood or hardboard. Width - same as the basket .... Length - your choosing. Remove the 6 cover plate screws then use the cover plate to mark out the 6 screw holes near one end of your board. Then draw cross lines to mark the centre of the 6 hole marks. With 7 holes marked out drill a big hole in the middle (bigger then the clutch centre nut) with a door hole drill/saw. Then drill out the other six holes so the 6 clutch bolts can pass through. Then use all six bolts with washers to fix it to the clutch basket instead of the clutch cover plate but do not over tighten the screws. If your rectangular length of board is long enough it will touch the ground at around 45 degrees leaving both hands free to loosen the centre nut. ... better than a clutch tool in my opinion. Hope all this makes sense? Good luck. Neo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfc Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Top Tip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeninety Posted April 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Cool advice.... Will give it a try. Cheers. Gary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shercosi Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 do you have access to a air impact gun i have a small 3/8 drive one that runs off my small compressor removes the nut no probs just hold the centre of the basket with a heavy duty type rigger glove Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copemech Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 do you have access to a air impact gun i have a small 3/8 drive one that runs off my small compressor removes the nut no probs just hold the centre of the basket with a heavy duty type rigger glove Carefull with this, as you can easily exceed the torque spec on re- install! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallymadsam Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 (edited) Would be nice if you could get the torque spec. from anywhere! I guess it doesn't need to be that tight as there's a tab washer anyway, on a beta at least. Edited April 26, 2012 by rallymadsam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Clutch nut 45ft/lb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeninety Posted April 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 I ended up using a mains electricity rattle gun that I borrowed off a mate to remove the nut. What a peice of kit! I'm not going to put the nut back on with it as its torque is not adjustable and it is capable of applying 450 n/m! Thanks for all your help with this... Gary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bultaco82 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 I know it's late, but it might help someone. I made a clutch removal tool from a couple old metal clutch plates and a long piece of metal. Align the plates and spot weld them together. Then weld two 1/4 by 1/4 by 1/2 inch spacers at the 4 o'clock and 7 o'clock positions (don't allow them to hang inside the plates). Then, across the spacers, weld the long piece as a handle. This allows you to break the nut loose and torque it when you put it back together. If I can figure out how to add a photo, I will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bultaco82 Posted October 4, 2013 Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 These are the photo's of my clutch tool. Hope they help out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogwheeler Posted October 4, 2013 Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 Next time you pull the clutch, before you remove the basket nut, take a prick punch and mark the end of the shaft off of center, then right next to that mark, prick punch the nut. When you go to reassemble, tighten the basket nut until the two punch marks line up. The nut torque will be very close to what you had. I use an air impact to remove and tighten the nut. Use short bursts on the trigger. Just remember to turn the air pressure way down when you tighten the nut. You don't need a clutch tool to remove or assemble, just grab the basket with a thick leather glove. Be careful and don't over tighten. I've been doing it this way forever and never had a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dom1f Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 I found a bloke on ebay who was offering clutch tools for other bikes. I sent him a friction plate and a clutch plate and he made me one for £18. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sherco-80-125-200-250-290cc-Clutch-Holding-Tool-2001-2005-/111137408196?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item19e04e44c4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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