Great channel Bob and loved this one on the clutch. I’ve got a ‘80 GSX1100 and now I can tackle the clutch with confidence. Where can I get that special tool, or did you make that from a clutch steel plate? Cheers. Andy.
Thanks Andy, no, I made the tool from an old clutch plate. Some bike shops sell something that looks like a pair of vice-grips but with the jaws at right angles to the handles. These are used to grip the hub splines and hold it, whilst the nut is undone. I have a pair actually, but I use the shop made tool on the GSX machines. To be honest, a good rattle gun will usually undo the nut without the hub being gripped tightly.
He, he, an old clutch plate with a handle welded on. I do have a store bought one which is like a set of multi grips with the jaws at a right angle to the handles, but it tends to mark the clutch hub. I specialise in these bikes so I made the tool from some worn out plates that I had.😊
As a callow youth, myself and two mates, made one for one of our bikes just like it out of a piece of plate. We cut out the rough shape using a drill and a hacksaw and then set to work with files to refine the centre and outside and then cut the spline teeth. Took the three of us a few days to make, a lot of hard work, but that was the tenacity of youth back then I guess 😂😂😂
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Great channel Bob and loved this one on the clutch. I’ve got a ‘80 GSX1100 and now I can tackle the clutch with confidence. Where can I get that special tool, or did you make that from a clutch steel plate? Cheers. Andy.
Thanks Andy, no, I made the tool from an old clutch plate. Some bike shops sell something that looks like a pair of vice-grips but with the jaws at right angles to the handles. These are used to grip the hub splines and hold it, whilst the nut is undone. I have a pair actually, but I use the shop made tool on the GSX machines. To be honest, a good rattle gun will usually undo the nut without the hub being gripped tightly.
13:52 a common tool? it looks hard to home make...
He, he, an old clutch plate with a handle welded on. I do have a store bought one which is like a set of multi grips with the jaws at a right angle to the handles, but it tends to mark the clutch hub. I specialise in these bikes so I made the tool from some worn out plates that I had.😊
As a callow youth, myself and two mates, made one for one of our bikes just like it out of a piece of plate. We cut out the rough shape using a drill and a hacksaw and then set to work with files to refine the centre and outside and then cut the spline teeth. Took the three of us a few days to make, a lot of hard work, but that was the tenacity of youth back then I guess 😂😂😂
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