Refitting clutch cover? Curvy. - SV650.org

01-06-13, 01:56 PM

Hi All,

I went to change the oil & filter today, oil out filter off & OK. Then I think that I'll have a look at the clutch. Clutch cover off, undo six clutch spring screws & OK. Then I remove the plates, and half of one of the friction plates falls out. It's shattered into three pieces. So I've got a new plate on order.

Then I go to put the remaining pieces back together, and the o-ring/gasket seems to be too long to fit in the groove in the clutch cover. How? It came out, so why won't it go back in? I also notice that face of the clutch cover and the groove for the o-ring isn't a circle any more. No matter how much I try, I can't get the o-ring to fit into the clutch cover any more. What's going on? How do I get it all back together?

Bemused of Bassett
'99 curvey N

yorkie_chris · 01-06-13, 01:58 PM

Those O rings can be a total pain in the tits. Try dry the oil off everything and hold it back in the groove with a smidge of grease.

Fiddly b*stards!

Sid Squid · 01-06-13, 03:11 PM

Degrease it with a solvent like brake cleaner or similar, and leave it for a while, a few hours at least or sometimes overnight - it will shrink quite a bit.

01-06-13, 01:56 PM	#1
iprideaux Guest Posts: n/a	Refitting clutch cover? Curvy. Hi All, I went to change the oil & filter today, oil out filter off & OK. Then I think that I'll have a look at the clutch. Clutch cover off, undo six clutch spring screws & OK. Then I remove the plates, and half of one of the friction plates falls out. It's shattered into three pieces. So I've got a new plate on order. Then I go to put the remaining pieces back together, and the o-ring/gasket seems to be too long to fit in the groove in the clutch cover. How? It came out, so why won't it go back in? I also notice that face of the clutch cover and the groove for the o-ring isn't a circle any more. No matter how much I try, I can't get the o-ring to fit into the clutch cover any more. What's going on? How do I get it all back together? Bemused of Bassett '99 curvey N

01-06-13, 01:58 PM	#2
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: Just a Simple Oil Change, and Then ... Those O rings can be a total pain in the tits. Try dry the oil off everything and hold it back in the groove with a smidge of grease. Fiddly b*stards! __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

01-06-13, 03:11 PM	#3
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Refitting clutch cover? Curvy. Degrease it with a solvent like brake cleaner or similar, and leave it for a while, a few hours at least or sometimes overnight - it will shrink quite a bit. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

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