Alternative clutch bolts? - SV650.org

11-06-14, 07:05 PM

Hi guys and girls.

There's something I've been a bit curious about recently.

You know how clutch bolts are only threaded about half way up, then they're smooth up to the head? Well, do you think that putting fully threaded bolts in as replacements would actually make a difference?

I had to use one as a temporary quick-fix with my old ZXR400 and it didn't seem to make a difference but I wonder what other people's opinions are on the matter

Sid Squid · 12-06-14, 09:35 PM

The length of the thread won't matter - within reason of course - the hardness of the material might. Unless the bolts you plan to use are the same as the originals, make your substitution temporary.

punyXpress · 14-06-14, 09:28 AM

. . and sometimes the head size is non standard.

14-06-14, 04:14 PM

I was thinking of the standard thread length, just going all the way up to the head unlike the standard bolts that are only threaded half way.
Yeah. I'd expect that to be alright as long as they aren't bigger than the originals so they don't grind on the clutch cover.

11-06-14, 07:05 PM	#1
Alexander94 Guest Posts: n/a	Alternative clutch bolts? Hi guys and girls. There's something I've been a bit curious about recently. You know how clutch bolts are only threaded about half way up, then they're smooth up to the head? Well, do you think that putting fully threaded bolts in as replacements would actually make a difference? I had to use one as a temporary quick-fix with my old ZXR400 and it didn't seem to make a difference but I wonder what other people's opinions are on the matter

12-06-14, 09:35 PM	#2
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	clutch bolts The length of the thread won't matter - within reason of course - the hardness of the material might. Unless the bolts you plan to use are the same as the originals, make your substitution temporary. __________________ 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"

14-06-14, 09:28 AM	#3
punyXpress Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Riding, North Posts: 2,664	Re: Alternative clutch bolts? . . and sometimes the head size is non standard. __________________ Was: K2 naked in rapid yellow - gone to a better? place Now: Street Triple R

14-06-14, 04:14 PM	#4
Alexander94 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Alternative clutch bolts? I was thinking of the standard thread length, just going all the way up to the head unlike the standard bolts that are only threaded half way. Yeah. I'd expect that to be alright as long as they aren't bigger than the originals so they don't grind on the clutch cover.

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