new clutch!

well i just got back from my trip and found my wonderful new clutch at my doorstep!

now i know ive read about lubricating the discs with oil before putting them on in the basket, but how can i go about this? i bought new metal plates and fiber plates, and clutch springs. can i put oil in a container and just put the plates in the oil to sit for a while? or how should i go aout the oiling? liberally? thanks everyone!

letting them sit in a bucket ful of oil doesnt sound too bad, i put mine on dry and ran it for 10 minutes then let it sit for an hour befor driving it, they turned out fine but i plan on burning them up and replacing them again with "the good stuff"

Try this link from the archives. It helped me alot.
kzrider.com/archive/viewthread.php?tid=8643

The only thing sitting in oil does is prolong your installation. Doesn't do one ounce of good as they will be sitting in oil for eternity after install. Just put them in and be done with it.

It does do some good actually. Wet clutches need oil to work properly. When you get them they are as dry as a bone and oiling them reduces heat on them, on the frictions. I would strongly encourage you guys to soak your clutches before installation, it is the most important prep step.

kzwolfsr wrote:

It does do some good actually. Wet clutches need oil to work properly. When you get them they are as dry as a bone and oiling them reduces heat on them, on the frictions. I would strongly encourage you guys to soak your clutches before installation, it is the most important prep step.

I was told the same thing before I put my new clutch in. The suggestion to me was soak them overnight before installing them, also it said on the box they came in to soak them but it said 2 hours.

kzwolfsr wrote:

It does do some good actually. Wet clutches need oil to work properly. When you get them they are as dry as a bone and oiling them reduces heat on them, on the frictions. I would strongly encourage you guys to soak your clutches before installation, it is the most important prep step.

I was told the same thing before I put my new clutch in. The suggestion to me was soak them overnight before installing them, also it said on the box they came in to soak them but it said 2 hours.

Correct me if im wrong , but the friction plates are cork based. Soaking them will give them a chance to swell and absorb the oil as well. I still consider myself a beginner , so please , anyone go more into detail about the mechanical functions.

thats why they call it a wet clutch;)

well an update here, everything went smooooooth as silk. the clutch has a nice small friction zone as compared to the real wide and off one from the 30 year old clutch i had. what a difference! nice and smooth shifts, no slippage, im tickled. :woohoo:

dadams7161 wrote:

kzwolfsr wrote:

It does do some good actually. Wet clutches need oil to work properly. When you get them they are as dry as a bone and oiling them reduces heat on them, on the frictions. I would strongly encourage you guys to soak your clutches before installation, it is the most important prep step.

I was told the same thing before I put my new clutch in. The suggestion to me was soak them overnight before installing them, also it said on the box they came in to soak them but it said 2 hours.

I just did my clutch last week. New everything. I put my frictions in a clean ice cream pail with fresh oil. I put it all back together the next day and it has been great since. I even diped my new steels into that oil as I was assembling, what the hell, couldn't hurt. Redoing your clutch is SUPER EASY. If I had of known how easy it was, I would have done it last year.