February 21, 201412 yr When instaling the race clutch be sure to loctite the screws that replace the rivets on the basket or they could back out causing damge such as this.
February 21, 201412 yr So did you use air, and slowly tighten using a cross pattern? Replacing rivets with bolts is certainly a place needing Loctite. Worked in a hydraulic shop replacing rivets with rivets (When rebuilding) and it seemed touch and go. Thanks for posting!
February 21, 201412 yr I would be worried as to what those missing teeth have done elsewhere in the gearbox. Not good at all. Sorry it happened. Make sure you use a heavy duty loctite too, not just a mid strength.
February 21, 201412 yr Author All the teeth were present and accounted for, with one extra plastic tooth off the waterpump. I would guess the pump tooth was knocked off by the carnage. For the amount of damage, things aren't that bad. I am learning this motor pretty good. At first I thought the piston had grenaded so off came the top end. It all looked perfect, so then I tore into the clutch and from just removing the plates, no damage was visable. So then off came the side cover and the basket. From here on out the only unfamilar parts will be the tranny and stator. This bike is very easy to wrench on and simple to understand. Parts should be here in a week.
February 23, 201412 yr Sorry to see your new to you beta came in such a state. Good to hear the selling dealer and previous owner are paying for the repair parts. Thanks for posting about this racing clutch so people are aware.
April 13, 201412 yr Hi how much of a difference does the racing clutch make? What differences does it make? And is it worth the money? Thanks
April 14, 201412 yr Author I never ran the race clutch. The p.o. swapped out a new clutch pack for the race model to help lower the price to me. I would guess that the race model is the ticket for expert along with a Reiger. We both wound up with problems after the swap. Beta matches the gear on the clutch basket with the gear on the flywheel on the Evo. When my basket failed, Beta sent both basket and flywheel, I didn't change the flywheel and the gears failed to mesh. So I had to get both parts again. I know the 125 flywheel is different from the bigger models, so this might not apply to yours. BTW your vids are cool and looks like you are becoming a fine rider. Keep it up.
April 15, 201412 yr I think the race pack is what's standard on the 300 and I swapped mine for the older pack with all six plates the same. I like it much better.
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