Clutch case stuck in place.

[Sabarius]

My clutch is causing problems so I want to check the springs and plates for wear.

This evening I drained my oil and coolant so was feeling a bit smug because I'm not so good at this kind of thing.

Then I removed the 14 bolts from the clutch cover but it won't budge. Have I missed something somewhere or is it just seized from age? In which case how do I free it up?

Bike is a 2004 K4 650S on about 25k miles.

[maviczap]

Give it a gentle tap with a soft headed hammer from different directions, its just stuck with age

[Sabarius]

Kk just been out again and tried that but no luck, it's still stuck fast. Can I use something like wd40?

[tactcom7]

Did you keep all the oil and coolant? If so, stick it back in and run the engine till its warm amd try again.

[TSM]

have you removed all bolts? i think one of them goes though the waterpump as well.

[dirtyred619]

I had the same problem last year on a Suzuki GN125 and still dont know why it wouldn't come off. I know this doesn't help but at least you know its not just your cover that is stuck!

[Owenski]

Does the SV have dowels on the clutch cover? If it does you'll need to be pulling equally on all sides, tilt it at all and you'll get headache lockout.

[Sabarius]

Thanks for all the replies. I finally got it off, I found the metal tab underneath and hit it with a hammer then it wiggled lose with some effort.

[rictus01]

Thanks for all the replies. I finally got it off, I found the metal tab underneath and hit it with a hammer then it wiggled lose with some effort.

just a point to note for anyone reading this thread

Give it a gentle tap with a soft headed hammer from different directions, its just stuck with age

rubber mallet or hide hammer is best, or if you must use a steel hammer use a bit of wood between the casing and the hammer, not that I've seening it a few years but you can easily break or damage the casing.

Cheers Mark.