How-To Install Dirt Bike Clutch Plates at BikeBandit.com 

Thank you Steve! This was such an amazing tutorial. Great that you bring in some personal experiences/tips as well! A solid 10/10!

best motocross mechanic ive seen!! great knowledge!! nice guy!! thumbs up mate:)

Good video, Should maybe mention that the first bolts needing remove are easy to strip when breaking loose, and easy to break off when over-tightening. Also oil will leak if not tight enough… u made it look too easy lol ❤

thanks for the video..good tips on sharps side up or down..something i never even thought about checking...appreciate that

I watched a few videos of this nature, yours was best, you verbal walk through is good too. second best was a Japanese kid, no words, some words on the screen. I have a honda but this bike is much the same. Cool man

The 'sharp' side is just the stamping process, they don't bother to smooth off the sharp edge that is left, typical with stamped out pieces. (metal trivia lol)

does it matter at all which orientation the plates go in? Noticed they had groves on the ends.

Thank u so much man! Now I can easily change my clutch kit. Nice video

I would like advice on a KTM clutch. 2012 EXC. I’m changing oil for the fourth time and my clutch is still sticking. I used to drive Motul 710 2T, now I tried Motul 5100 10W40, 15W50, Motul Transoil Expert 10W40 (that was the best but not perfect) and now Motorex 4T 10W40 as well. It can be easily emptied, but it carries the engine with the clutch retracted and disassembles it into a gas splash. I put the clutch on its atoms for the second time, which I see: Springs length 40.85mm, factory value min. 42.5 -43mm Push rod length 192mm, factory value 199mm (I think it is written in your book, because I think the clutch would not work at all with a 7mm diff) Wear lamellas have a uniform thickness of 2.85 mm, factory value min. It would be 2.6mm, and the factory new one would be 2.7mm (I think it could be a spelling here too) Metal slats uniformly 1.3mm all in all. With 240 and 320 papers, I completely sanded them all off, as if they were new and straight as well. The clutch basket is not tucked in, but the needle roller underneath is minimally hanging, no sound yet. I would be very grateful if someone could help solve the mystery, what could be the problem ??

Do you have to use a gasket to put on clutch cover

How do the plates come from the factory, Round side or flat side out/up?

Your adjustment is probably too tight, loosen the adjustment up by your clutch lever to where you have a quarter to half inch play in the lever itself. Having it too tight can leave the clutch slightly disengaged therefore not have the proper grip. You will burn the clutch up fast if you leave it that way.

@markjacobs try using thinner oil this should solve the problem

What types of plates are their? Friciton plates then the metal ones?

im sure youve done found it out now, but you could go to ask.com or just look on a kawasaki website, or look in the owners manual.

What oil did you use to soak the fibers

what kind of bike do you have? i had a ktm the basket came out before the inner clutch cover but on my honda you have to take the inner cover off, then you remove the lock from the big nut in the middle and take it off the hub and basket come out with some washers and shit, keep track of them, put it in how you took it off and look up the torque specs on the nut

Is there any adjustments you need to make when you adjust your clutch

How do I know that I have to rebuild the clutch? I am quite new to MX and I was recently rebuilding a 02 YZ 250 and I love the bike. But I got some clutch problems - means: Sometimes even if I use the clutch lever, it seems hard to shift. I think the clutch hasnt been rebuild for ages (one of the few parts I didnt rebuild). And another question: If the basket has some grooves - can I simply take a smooth rasp and remove the sharp grooves, instead buying a new basket? Thank you! Btw... thank you very much for all you videos - they helped me alot while rebuilding this old (but very nice) bike :) Greetings!

What oil did you soak your fibers in... clutch oil???trans oil

How many pounds do you tighiten with the torch wrench on a crf150r?

Wish Steve just lived in my garage 😐

do you have to line up the teeth of the fibre certain a way? or just go in wherever

Just a question, I got a Modenas Kriss II and I found this video very useful. So I wanted to know is this video only for dirt bikes or can be useful on my bike too?

it will leak like a shive. use good gasket maker. do it once.

my yz125 has a problem, when i put it in first gear it starts to pull and iv tried to tighten the cable and iv tightend it all the way and it still does it should i do this?

2010 KX250f, clutch isnt engaging even when the cable is fully tightened. What problem is this? When its put into gear it still wants to crawl even when the clutch is fully IN. What do i do?

i haveb a yz 125 also i have clutch it doesnt slip but i tightend the cable all the way and still the sameidk and. when u pull it in the garage does it smell like semi brakes or burning oil?

I noticed you didn't replace the basket, when you replace why not replsce it all?

What oil should we soak them in? (just kidding). I came to see if I could just lean my bike over and not need to dump the oil since I just changed it. My clutch plates are acting worn out as they should be by now.

Hey! I have a Yamaha TTR 125le and it won't shift. Do you have any idea what could be wrong with it? It just stays in neutral even when i can hear it shifting gears.

so the disks inbetween the pads do you have to replace those to

Hi Steve, I replaced my 2004 kx125 clutch exactly as you did. But my clutch has no tension. I mean the cable is ok. But the clutch lever on the other side of the bike has no tension. Do you have any idea about what is going on??? Tks

I have a suzuki pe250 and my clutch wont disengage, i can shift but when i hold the clutch down and put it in first it suddenly stalls, ive tried tightening the cable i tried loosening it. nothing seems to work

Does it matter which order the finer player go back on some are big and rest are small

So no oil is added to the clutch assembly?

I just installed clutch plates and I put it in gear but let go of shift lever and goes into nuetual

Good video helps a lot

in my clutch 2 discs were cracked or smashed into pieces! I'm just wondering why. Maybe you have some idea or you have seen it to. Other discs were perfect. I replaced all the discs. Now when i sometimes release the clutch to do a wheelie it sometimes makes some scratching noise. I put in the discs dry. Maybe thy are not oiled so well and still dry. Anyway i will keep riding and i hope they will be oiled.

hey I have a 2004 cr250 2 stroke.I have no tension on the clutch lever.installed a new clutch cable still no tension.any ideas?

My clutch won't engage and I took the cover off but not the fibers.

Hay i have a 200 xr honda dirt bike and when i do a could start and i ride it it high revs when i git on it or give it gas so to speek so what do i do.

So do I need to dump my transmission oil first or can I get away with just lending it over?

After i installed them my clutch doesnt wanna pull in its like free

Hi steve, i ride a rm 125 from 2010 and i have a clutch problem :0 when i want to start it feels like it have 2 starts like slowly start to ride it feels like the first pick up is earlier than the second one the clutch plates are new ! i replace the oil enough ! i heard about the metal plates with the sharp size towards the bike but i don't know where the sharp size is pointing to ? Does anyone know ?? Thanks.

how can i find out how much i need to torque the screws for my kx250 (two stroke)

Everytime I try to remove the pressure plate bolts the whole basket rotates. my engine will not shift up or down so i cant change the gear if that would help. any tips on how to make sure the basket isnt rotating while lossening the bolts ?

Didnt change or inspect the cover gasket?

Are the fibres installed in any specific order ?

But he didn’t take the springs off in a cross pattern...

QUESTION! I have a 2005 Honda 250 can it still be competitive against today's bikes? If so what mods can I make to help improve the performance?

Como cambiar un video de carburador de una kawsaki 250 kxf

Why do clutch parts have to be so expensive :( my basket is worn,my clutch plates are worn ,so are my springs. only my iner hub is OK :( :( and i'm 16 and have to buy all this my self. lol.

What psycho path does sharp side up lol

I'm planning on getting barnett clutch plates for my bike just had it rebuilt, and I had a new barnett clutch basket installed while it wad being rebuilt, I started it and noticed a little knocking what could it be? Just had rebuilt

he fails to mentions "many" inspection and procedural items during his R&R process. read the manual for your bike - don't listen to what this guys says. he's leaving most of the important information our of his discussin.