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X-6 ugly clutch
Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 9:16 pm
by barko1
I was going to ask a question about my recently acquired X-6 and the clutch. The PO (or sinful bastard) said the clutch was "stuck"
But I think the answer is a new clutch, this is one nasty, rusty, diseased unit.
Here's another look
Re: X-6 ugly clutch
Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 5:38 am
by cpt137
well, he was right.
Re: X-6 ugly clutch
Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 7:08 am
by wvc
thats one ugly clutch. i would be worried what the rest of the bottom end of the motor looked like.
Re: X-6 ugly clutch
Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 2:39 pm
by barko1
wvc wrote:thats one ugly clutch. i would be worried what the rest of the bottom end of the motor looked like.
Is there an easy way to check?
Re: X-6 ugly clutch
Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 4:21 pm
by oldjapanesebikes
barko1 wrote:Is there an easy way to check?
Easy is a relative term I'm afraid
I suspect your only option is to crack the cases.
Looking at the photo, while it doesn't look great, it also is a little bit hopeful as the corrosion seems largely localised to the clutch basket. You won't know till you have it apart further. On mine, I did experiment with some Evap-o-rust which does a nice job of de-rusting, but the gear teeth faces were pitted so I ended up replacing almost everything except the cases
Re: X-6 ugly clutch
Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 6:04 pm
by barko1
It does seem mostly limited to the clutch basket so I will remain optimistic. I think my plan will be to take care of what I can do simply, fix the clutch, replace cables, plugs, carbs are clean, then throw some fresh gas in her and see what happens. Oh I guess I will have to learn about points and such!