January 25, 20188 yr morning is there a another way to install the clutch spring pegs without the special tool ? perhaps an home made version ? or does anyone in the the west mids have one to lend in exchange for beer cheers all
January 25, 20188 yr Yes, cut a slice slightly larger than the diameter of the pin through an old scoket. Just make sure that is big enough to fit over the retaining post and large enough to put a squeeze on the spring. Edited January 25, 20188 yr by model80
January 25, 20188 yr Nowadays I use a home-made lever tool and wish I'd thought of making such a thing when I was a kid working on my M99 clutch spring retainers using pliers
January 25, 20188 yr When I did my first Bultaco engine rebuild in approximately 1977 we did not have the special tool. My Dad compressed the clutch spring and cup with two screw drivers and I removed/inserted the pins with long nose pliers. It was many years before I got round to buying the tool. If I remember right this method involved a lot of swearing. Stuart
January 25, 20188 yr We made one from a knackered file and a couple of bolts. It's made in the style of the miller tool which screws into the case as a lever point and then pushes down on the springs. I much prefer the screw on retainers on later machines.
January 26, 20188 yr Author made a tool out of a old bit of steel tube and a case stud ,it aint no oil painting but works a treat ,give us a clue on how to load a pic and i will show you cheers mitty
January 28, 20188 yr Looked at the Miller offering and then decided I could make my own. Especially when I saw the InMotion tool that was almost identical. Sorted the bits needed from my workshop and just needed to drill 3 holes and bend a 90 degree bend to a piece of mild steel flat bar. Cut a slot in a piece of tube and jobs done, works a treat to??Top tip.....with the clutch apart you can by careful selection of sockets reshape the spring cups and spring top hats as invariably they will be bent. Select a socket that the cup slides into and now select a socket that fits the cup flare by gentle tapping with a hammer the cup flange can be re shaped. The top hat can be dealt with in the same way, I used both 3/8 drive and 1/4 drive sockets and the results for me were very pleasing as the previous owner must have been limited in the skills department?
January 28, 20188 yr Old box spanner with a slot to go over the pin, and compress the spring.Easy to pull the pin out, but not so easy to get the bugger back in.
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