clutch plate allignment??

whats the best way to do this?

am i better off buying a tool for the job, or can it be done by eye?


if someone could runme through it, it would be much appreciated

cheers

Dave

 

this the tool?

how do i use it!

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/product.asp?p=040211426

 

i just eye it up mate,,

 

eye what up pal?

ive never done this before so i need idiot guides to begin with

 

all you gotta do is get the clutch plate in the centre of the clutch cover

aslong as the gearbox goes on, your fine

 

did mine the other day, and asked the same question, and the guys said do it by eye and i did ..no probs at all

andy

 

oh, that simple?

cheers g

 

dave if ya woried then use ya extention bar or a bit of pipe to line it up, i bought a clutch tool but lot the fooker when i needed it

used some plumbers pipe and lined it up as i dont trust my eyes

it its too small then use tape to pack it out a bit

good luck, its easy though

 

I always just do it by eye.

Line up the centre of the clutch in the centre of the forks and then feel around the edge to make sure you have a consistant gap all the way round.

Also got one of those tools but usually cant be bothered to use it.

 

i used a extension bar from a tool kit with tape round it just till it fitted it nice and snug, not to tight tho.. the thing is you cant realy be that far out cus the bolts that hold the clutch plate on arnt that tight ,so when you lift the box up to put it on , wiggle it till you can just feel the splines, once its on it has to be in the center or it wont go .. good luck mate

andy

 

ya gonna scare him mate

it will be fine, ya alot better at cars than me dave and i can do it

 

I use a socket extension bar and tape

 

ya know when i done it that way i was there thinking i was the tits at my thinking out the box idea


never admited it before as i thought i would get a roasting from the passengers on the band wagon, looks like we all think out the box

 

I used the correct tool but I bought it years ago for my old car,I wouldn't do it without the tool because if your a tiny bit out ( say you used a extension bar with some tape on the end ) it won't go on and you will have to start again and it can be a pain

Dave.

 

sorry but ive always done it that way and never had a issue and im a idiot

 

Buy a new box and cut the input shaft off then you,ll have one for future use

 

mmmmm, or 10 quid for the tool, well 80 quid as dave would buy a snap-on one