I always wondered about removing these groves...I'm trying it tonight..maybe next time I'll replace....may even be ideal to drop both parts off at the machine shop..let them hit it for an hour....probly would even last longer as new
good question, I would take a measurement of the original width, once you start getting to the point where you’ve removed maybe 5% (10%max) of the overall width, then I would probably replace it. But go with whatever you’re comfortable with ultimately. That would really be a question for an engineer and a question you might never be able to track down the best answer too. From what I’ve seen in my experience… that’s what I would do for my personal bike. But also, if you’ve done this maybe 3x. I would probably replace it after that. It will have a lot of fatigue in it at that point.
Got an 05 Crf 250r. No matter how I have the clutch adjusted, it stalls when you knock it into first and will not roll in any gear with the clutch pulled in. Doesn’t slip under WOT…wonder if the basket is groved or just bad plates from sitting.
I recently changed my clutch plates on my yz250. My bike was stalling like you when I went in first gear with clutch in. After I changed my plates it stopped doing it. But when changing my older plates some of them were stuck together since my basket was notched. When your basket is notched some plates stay stuck together since they have a hard time disengaging. You could skip the part of using a file on your basket *BUT* the same problem will happen AGAIN! New clutch plate kit + using a file on my basket fixed all my problems!
the middle is getting filed more than the rest and the top is getting filed more than the very bottom. how did this work out for you? definitely has to be better than all those notches even if its not perfectly even?
It worked our great, if you keep even strokes, pressure and a full sweep, the difference between top and bottom is very minimal if any, not enough to make a difference anyways.
@@kyle4pres08 awesome, thank you for the response. im getting ready to attempt it and i just want to be extra sure i dont mess it up. nice to know these minor discrepancies wont cause an issue.
Mine have marks but I can’t say notches. I think it’s ok however the bike I’d hard to push while in gear with the clutch handle pulled in. Is that a symptom?
It sounds like your clutch isn’t fully disengaging, could be worn and needs replaced. The grooves in the basket usually make it chatter when you’re starting to move
