Koinz said:
Once I removed the cover, I clean the old gasket off of the case and engine.
Remove the pressure plate screws evenly so you don't distort the plate (a little on each one until they're loose)
Remove the pressure plate and clutch disks. When I do it, I face them down and stack them so they are easily put together in the right order.
Pull the button from the end of the shaft.
and remove the big nut on the Hub. - I used an impact gun with a 1 3/16 socket. I didn't have a metric socket. Close enough ;D
Remove the Hub and the washer that sits behind it.
When I look at the picture with the cover off, and look at the position of the clutch plates before you removed them, it looks like the 1st plate is positioned like all the others. Later in the post of this thread it looks like some are saying that plate 1 should be 1 position off of the 2nd and other plates.
I ask this because we installed the 1st plate as everyone said and had no clutch. It seemed the plate was on that shelf in the slot and when you pulled in the clutch it wouldn't move the plate to touch the 2nd plate. The clutch lever was limp as a noodle.
We racked our brain, took it apart, then we looked at your 1st post that showed the plates on top of each other. We did this, put the bike together, and we had good clutch again. I have ridden the bike some 300 miles and it performs great.
Now, I was also reading another post in this thread from you where you mentioned that after the install it felt like the clutch was engaging quicker than before. I too feel it engages just off the handlebar, whereas before it seemed to be farther out. I may be wrong but when you said there was a difference in both your set ups then it made me start 2nd guessing, did we put this back together right, or wrong.
I don't want to cause any other issues, so I'm wondering if I need to take it to the dealer and let them take a look at the install of the plates to make sure I have done nothing that will cause major damage.