natedogg624

ha i just did this yesterday! first time i did it too. its not that bad. i am going to post up a how to here shortly. cost your looking at 90 bucks for friction plates and around 70 for pressure plates (you most likely won't need new pressure plates unless you REALLY screwed up). and a new clutch cover gasket and you will need to change your oil so factor that. i got new friction plates gasket and 4qts for 160 even. the oil i got was 15w30 full synth yamalube specially developed for trackdays? its brand new out these past few months so i thought id give it a try. im a first timer never done any serious labor into the engine/tranny and i managed to change the clutch in 20 minutes but took me 5 hours to figure out how to get the cover on correctly... again ill post up a how to for how i did mine. i've got a 99 R6 so it should be similar. also note that you CAN take off your clutch cover and inspect your plates to figure out if you need pressure plates and friction plates without oil coming out. but again you really shouldn't need new pressure plates unless you really messed up. check out the dayton forum for my thread (what a day...) it has some good pics in there. and ill get more later today

PM's sent and no grill you guys lol what do you think ima cook you something...? we can "shoot the shit" for a bit and go for an easy ride around my here parts to break in the new tire.

you talking bout me? haha yea nick can you make it to aug 12 mid ohio? that would be sweet if you could

haha yea its cool guys if you wann come over. it'll be done by 12-1 for sure. my yamaha ass can fix my own shit and don't need no help from no kawi boys, psh watcha talkin bout foo... let me know if you really wanna come over and ill PM you my cell and addy

damn you! lol i understand it is really long. longer than i thought when i submitted it... and yea it works fine now, but like i said im at the end of the adjustment on the hand clutch, so i have to go back at it on sunday morning and adjust it down there more.

here are some pics from the day: new tail installed this week, rear tire off. at this point of the morning im still neat and tidy. clutch basket with pressure and friction plates removed. still needed to clean up the old gasket old friction and pressure plates together. pressure plates checked out friction plates smelled like ass still being somewhat neat and tidy, pressure plate with springs, pull rod and clutch cover another pic of the clutch basket, still empty bike with rear tire and clutch cover off tomorrow when i have to take the cover off again ill take some more pics and post up a how to.

cliff notes at the bottom so went out for a quick ride this morning and found myself revving the bike more than going... my clutch was slipping i tried adjusting the hand adjuster but i was at my limit and i just had to be cautious with my throttle til i got home. i guess 30k miles and not knowing what happened the first 20k miles from the previous owners will do that to you. anyways originally i was just going to the wheel warehouse to get my new tire mounted but turned out this day had just become much more. called around and no one had any friction plates, and of course the last people i call (joe's cycle shop on n dixie) had them, the last 8 i needed in their stock, cool i ask if they have pressure plates too, just in case i need to replace those as well and they say they only have 2, damn... alright, so i drain the oil open up the cover, mind you this is my first time diving into any engine/tranny thing of any kind (the shift shaft assembly was nothing big really). and at first with me being an engineer at heart it looked really cool and i wanted to know how it worked. the second thing that hit me was the smell, yup those plates were burned purty good. took off the main pressure plates, then took off the friction and pressure plates inside and took a gander. the friction plates were definitely shot, they were flat and smelled horrible. the pressure plates on the other hand, were still within spec and not warped or blue. whew! didn't have to spend more than i already had to. cool, so then i took off the rear wheel, this too was the first time for me as well. a little hard at first, but i got the hang of it as i started to get more and more into it. really not that bad as i look back on it compared to the clutch. load up the old wheel and tire with the new rubber into the car along with a list of what i need to do/get. go up to the wheel warehouse in kettering, drop the tires off. head up to joe's up 75 on n dixie (about a 30 minute drive). the old lady finds all the parts i need on hold then i go to use my credit card. declined. try it again, declined. shit. so now im thinking i have to go all the way back home to pick up my paycheck and deposit it into my checking. then i realize i can just transfer funds online! i ask if they have internet on a comp and they say its been acting up like crazy but to give it a shot. so it takes 10 minutes just to open internet explorer then another 5 to get to my bank's webpage... i just managed to transfer the funds as the computer crashes. wow. grab my stuff and go back to warehouse pick up my tires (great service btw!--thanks nick) and head home. ok now its like 230ish. i get cracking on the clutch. everything was still off from the morning. so, i got my bin of oil and per instruction from the manual i coated each plate with oil then put them on, friction plate, then pressure plate, etc just like it says. put the main pressure plate back on with the pull rod coming out and put on the new gasket. i go to mount the cover onto the pull rod and it wouldn't go on, kept trying and finally after a few times i got it on and mounted. bolted it shut and then attached the clutch cable. pulled the clutch in, whoa! no resistance at all a dead lever. i thought at first maybe the pressure needed to build up, so i let it idle for a while and still no feel. took her down off the stand, clutch pulled in and put it into first just seeing if maybe it was supposed to be this way, and the bike lurched forward and stalled. did some research online and found out i mounted the cover onto the pull rod wrong most likely. o and i also found out i didn't soak the plates long enough. so i have to pull the plates out again and soak them for 30 minutes... and redo the whole clutch basket again. anyways got back to the point of mounting the cover to the pull rod, kept trying and trying and i would get it mounted but still no feel. eventually i fiddled with it, thats as detailed as i can get, and i got the feel back halfway through the lever pull. started it up and it didn't stall when i put it in first! so then i let off the front brake with the clutch lever still pulled in but the bike lurched forward which meant that its still engaged. i adjust the hand clutch adjuster all the way to the limit and go back to start it let off the brake and stays still. all good! but still not comfortable with the adjuster being at its limit. its now 845pm. i will just continue with the adjusting back at the cover on sunday (im gone tomorrow). i spent 45 minutes total, including soaking, putting on the clutch. took me ~5 hours to put the damn cover on. and yes i got the rear tire on too during all this. o well experience is best i guess... cliff notes: planned on just getting rear tire mounted today clutch fried this morning when went out and i didn't expect it to. spent more money than i wanted to installed new clutch... twice, took 45 minutes total to install clutch both times took around 5 hours putting the cover on. my day sucked. anyways that is my day, i had to let it out somewhere and this is it. if you actually read the whole thing, thanks, if you didn't i understand lol i just want to ride. also if you need a clutch replaced im your man!

i thought you were going on another smaller group trip this come sunday nick?

looks like the 13th for the next big group ride as for this coming sunday (22?) with nick and a joe--im out on this one. just got a brand new clutch installed and it needs some more adjusting down at the clutch cover, the hand clutch adjuster is at its limit. it shouldn't take that long to do but i dont want to be far far from home and have something go wrong, especially with a new tire as well.

dang we are even attracting the columbus folk woot!

when are you leaving for the huge state of texas chris?

i love the smell of new rubber who wants to do burnouts with me on my old tire!

^yikes

cuz bikes and beer go hand in hand dur jk but on a serious note, i know of some people that will take their keys until a few hours have passed. we look out for each other so its all good.

ha my tire is coming today! thats pretty good to get it within 24 hours of ordering it... indysuperbikes.com FTW!

im good for another early(ish) meet time. what do you say 10 at the dairy mart on 35? tentatively speaking of course. also for KK--dont you have to have some sort of weird kill switch set up to be able to run there?

tire will be in by friday and ill be gone all day saturday. i could do it friday but i dont know when it will get in on friday... its shipping ups and that usually shows up around my house mid to late afternoon. the sides of my tires are all good and its really nothing to fret about its just my middle treads are low or gone so i just can't ride in the rain, but in the dry its still good. as long as its not raining or too wet im in for the ride. nick--ill just give them a call tomorrow and make sure to have my questions written down beforehand haha

id be down for a ride with you guys sunday -- ha a 14 a 10 and little 6 that should be good... hopefully the weather holds out! nick-do you know if that tire shop is open sunday? and how long does it take to do a tire? i called them today but like i always do i remember the questions i forget to ask during the call...

haha speaking of which, nick i looked at my back tire closely today since im getting ready to get rid of it. i noticed some slight blistering or peeling (not sure of the right word) but when the racers come back and the side portion of their tire is all tore up from riding so hard leaned over... it wasn't to that extent but i could see a slight remnants of it purty cool speaking of which, where is a good place to burnout an old never going to be used again tire...

hopefully we will see you at the next big ride jarvis!

ah ok, well they are down. if anyone wants them again feel free to PM me.

i took it down nick, but do you really think cops check out the board looking for this kinda thing? i mean they know where good roads are and most of the time they get their information from people calling in and complaining not stalking message boards.

this is my "usual" quick fix. that is a really long link... 257 and mills rd. be careful for gravel, just go slow your first time out and you'll see where its at. there's one or two spots where its at. also if you see a sheriff parked at a house, don't fret, he doesn't mind you speeding by as long as you don't crash, he's a pretty cool guy so if you see him outside don't be afraid to chat. and then i just turn around and do mills rd again. nick--do you want me to take it down?

in n out FTMFW!!!!!!!! holy shiznit those burgers are amazing. im drooling right now just thinking about them. in fact i may just book a ticket to cali to go get some and bring them back. yes they are that damn good.

nky would be next next ride guys for me wolfman-it was more or less flat twisties, some elevation changes nevertheless it was still a great ride. all the roads were clean gravel free. e- well thats ok for me but why can't you meet earlier? just curious