I love the skills, the craftsmanship and the calm how this repair was done. This was like ZEN for motorcycles. Besides of never using any torque meter - Well done!
Thank you for the video. As other have called out. This is a wet clutch. The plates needs to be submerged/soaked in oil for several minutes before installing them. Not doing so would cause unnecessary initial wear during start up and first use. Outside of that, great video.
I loved the video. I used it extensively to change my clutch. One question. The last clutch plate you put in a different grove than the other 5. wondering why you did it that way and is that a must? I jut realized in all the steps, I didn't do that. I put all of them in the same groove. Thanks for your help
There is a tool on eBay called a "Clutch brake Bar" that sells for about $19 USD that has 6 tubes that hold the 6 bolt heads and a rod that presumably rests against a stationary part of the clutch case to immobilize the clutch drum. With that tool, it appears that nothing need contact the gear teeth.
Leaving clutch plates in oil doesnt do anything. If they "absorbed" oil, they would swell and thus not work like a clutch. Just coating them before you put them in is fine. But in this case the bike was not used for days so this was not needed either. Thin 15/50 oil like it is used in the 477 will get everywhere in a short time.
How can you know that the clutch plates need replacing. I own a BS3 with only 14k on odometer but now my clutch is not disengaging completely. Tried cleaning the clutch plates and dipping them but no change. Changed oil to motul semi synthetic from liquid gun.
yes, RE oil is way overpriced. You can get full synth that need change only after 10,000km for 1800 INR 4 litre. Only problem is where to leave the old oil. When the clutch slips it needs replacing, simple. That can happen after 1000km if you "ride the clutch" in hard terrain.
Changed the oil to motul but it is still hard for the clutch to disengage completely in the morning. The bike leaps forward when i start it. But the mechanic said that clutch plates seemed pretty smooth and okay after cleaning. Does the bs4 or bs6 have clutch plates with lesser thickness than bs3?
@@walterwhite4121 The older BS3 from 2016 had a hard clutch problem that would appear after a few 1000km. it can only be fixed by exchanging the entire clutch assembly. I have done it in all of my bikes (which are all BS3 from 2016). Earlier RE would do this on warranty but I guess those times times have come and gone :)
The annoying thing about doing these kind of jobs is gasket replacement. If you're on the side of road in the middle of nowhere you'll have to reuse the old gasket which may tear and leak. I can't understand why in this day and age motorcycle manufacturers aren't installing reusable gaskets. Fel-Pro makes them for other vehicles.
Aren't you supposed to oil the new plates before installing?? He used gasket paste on one side only, what's the logic? Is it really necessary to change the springs, or are the new ones different? Btw. I really love the simplicity of these REs, and the super cheap parts. And the Hima itself. Unfortunately, it's not worth its price in Europe (around 5 lakh), but if I were living in India, there would be no contest.
Strictly speaking none of this was necessary, the bike only has 5000km on the odo. I just wanted to do the video. It also has the 450cc engine and therefor the full synth oil - no need to dip the plates in oil before replacing them. New springs are in the pack - so we used them. About the one-sided paste, I don't know, will ask ...
If after 5,000kms you are changing the clutch discs, most likely the springs will be in good order. But if after much more mileage your clutch starts to slip, it certainly would be a good idea to change the springs also. peace. Trinidad & Tobago.
@@himalayantools6454 One sided paste, either gasket or just grease, holds gasket from dropping off while putting it in place. Both surfaces were super clean anyway.
@@himalayantools6454 i'm at 29,000kms on the stock clutch. lots of slow terrain but also 3000-4000km oil changes help. first bike so my clutch skills are lacking tbh.
I do like the straight cut primary gear's. The bike seems to be a quality machine. I don't think I would have replaced the all metal clutch plates, a bit of 600 wet n dry would have done the job.
