TRICK FOR REMOVING CLUTCH HUB NUT!!! ????

you know that makes perfect sense i think I might do that and thanks for the link now I know how to attack this

for a cheap clutch holding tool you can use a tiedown strap. The end without the ratchet or buckle. You use the hook end and attach it to the frame. Then use the other end wrap it around the clutch hub in a way that as you loosen the nut you tighten the strap or counter clockwise around the clutch basket. Then use a set of vise grips to hold the strap to the basket. Then the basket will be held in position then get a long 1/2 inch ratchet and give it a good solid jolt.

My neighbor has a clutch holding tool made from four clutch plates tack welded together sid by sid with a piece of squre tubing across them offset from center so the nut can be accessed. A bar goes into the tubing to hold the basket. I liked it so much he had one made for me.

Maybe this will help... Excerpt out of my KZ900 Shop Manual...

"four clutch plates tack welded together"... Yup!

thanks for the ideas guys orderd the tool today well see how it turns out when it comes in and another buddy of mine that rides said 99 percent of the time you need to you use an impact gun on these things wrench is worthless

...or if your a cheap a** like me you can build one out of 3/4 inch flat stock.

What are you doing that requires you to remove the clutch hub?

that is timeless......

larrycavan wrote:

What are you doing that requires you to remove the clutch hub?

pull out plug in #1 make sure the piston is on its way up on the compression stroke....now fish a piece of soft 1/4 " nylon cord (rope ) into the cylinder....enough so the piston cant pass tdc...I would only do this if I was stuck...but I have done it and it has worked

I have to remove the secondary shaft to replace the starter clutch and the only way to get to the shaft is by removing the clutch hub to remove the retaining plate its a pain in the a#$ but I want my bike to start lol

szczupd wrote:

I want my bike to start

And then you'll want to ride it.. Some people are just never satisfied... :dry: