July 5, 20224 yr Hi all took the plunge & bought the apico dimpled clutch plates which I plan to fit next week sometime looking through the manual & at some previous topics & it looks as simple as remove the cover then the 6 bolts & springs remove existing plates oil up new plates & replace in correct order put bolts back in at 12 Nm cover on bleed if necessary I don’t need the clutch holding tool shown in the manual do I? Or is there a nut holding the clutch centre on? did this mod on a 315 about 15 years ago & don’t recall needing this tool, different bike obviously though & a long time ago! thanks in advance
July 5, 20224 yr I wouldn't expect to need any different tools for the 4RT over a 315. At the office at the moment so will be a few before I can review the manual and confirm in case you want a double check.
July 6, 20224 yr Ya double checking everything in the manual, and reviewing my last disassembly in my head at the same time, the holding tool would only be needed if your pulling the basket off. If your just doing the plates you will be fine without it. Edited July 6, 20224 yr by jonnyc21
July 11, 20224 yr You do need to hold the clutch somehow. I bought a holding tool from eBay for just a few quid. The centre nut does have to come off to change the plates. For what it's worth I would replace the friction plates at the same time so that you get the full benefit of a fresh clutch. Take care to align the dots as per the manual on reassembly otherwise the clutch will not work... Cheers Reg
July 11, 20224 yr Because it was just the pressure plate bolts I was able to just lave the bike in gear and get all 6 off to change out mine, didn't need to hold the basket... Yes I know it isn't the recommended way to to do it but at least for me it worked fine. Edited July 11, 20224 yr by jonnyc21
July 12, 20224 yr 7 hours ago, lineaway said: You do have the center nut to remove. I just use a rattle gun. Ya, been a few to long, I forgot I had to rattle gun the bolt. Sorry about that Cookiemonster
July 15, 20224 yr Author Thanks all for the advice, don’t have a rattle gun or torque spanner for the amount of torque required to nip the bolt back up so might just be as easy to get a bike shop to change them for me
January 28, 20233 yr @Cookiemonster did you successfully get this clutch change done? I have just bought dimpled plates but not tried fitting them yet and was looking forum for advice on this. Keen to hear how it went and if you noticed difference with the new plates. Cheers Mil
February 3, 20233 yr Author On 1/28/2023 at 7:06 PM, mil said: @Cookiemonster did you successfully get this clutch change done? I have just bought dimpled plates but not tried fitting them yet and was looking forum for advice on this. Keen to hear how it went and if you noticed difference with the new plates. Cheers Mil Yes fitted the full apico kit but had it done by inch perfect with some other jobs Clutch now starts to disengages about mid way on the lever range rather than at the end
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