X-6 ugly clutch

barko1 · Post by **barko1** » Thu May 19, 2011 9:16 pm

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

cpt137 · Post by **cpt137** » Fri May 20, 2011 5:38 am

well, he was right.

wvc · Post by **wvc** » Fri May 20, 2011 7:08 am

thats one ugly clutch. i would be worried what the rest of the bottom end of the motor looked like.

barko1 · Post by **barko1** » Fri May 20, 2011 2:39 pm

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?

Post by **oldjapanesebikes** » Fri May 20, 2011 4:21 pm

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

barko1 · Post by **barko1** » Fri May 20, 2011 6:04 pm

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!

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