My Montesa Cota 247 C (79/80) - Chassis 21M25327 is in need of a few jobs and any help and advice would be much appreciated.

1 - I lost all clutch at the weekend and upon taking it apart i've found the bush that pushes the three legged plate quite badly worn so my thoughts were to overhaul it all whilst apart.

I'm looking to replace the clutch plates - What options do I have and do i need a special tool to remove them.

Where can a i source the small bush that goes between the lever and the three legged plate.

Does any one have any experience in lenghtening the arm on top of the casing to give a lighter more modern feel ?

2 - I need to replace the steering head bearings

Will I need a puller and can I replace them with a modern style bearing that will fit right into place without any machining and if so any part numbers.

3 - My carb is badly worn and having spoken to Amal UK they don't have a direct replacement available .

The carb on it is a 627 / 450 and the closest they can get is a 627 / 427 - Will this do the job or just turn out to be a nightmare

Any pictures etc would be a great help.

Thanks in advance

The Wobbler

You could go for a Mikuni carb - Bultaco UK should be able to sort you out with one and theres a guy called motocarb sells em for 247s on ebay.