Which clutch tool?

pckopp · Jan 31, 2018

There seem to be two common clutch basket holding tools.

This one:

or this one:

And if the second style, which one? Amazon has at least a dozen different ones. Which number for our beloved XS650s?

Thanks.

bikefreak69 · Jan 31, 2018

Top one is useful for holding countershaft sprockets and a few other odd shaped objects,bottom one is only to hold clutch center and is better for that one task.

Mailman · Jan 31, 2018

I agree, the clutch specific tools fit better with less fiddling. I bought the Tusk tool for my recent clutch job and it worked very well, with one warning. Tighten it just enough to hold the clutch basket, it doesn't take much. If you really reef down on it it can distort the clutch basket.

5twins · Jan 31, 2018

If you have a welder, the cheapest option is to make your own from an old steel clutch plate .....

motormike · Jan 31, 2018

I like #2.. it spreads the load .. stress ..... evenly.

bikefreak69 · Jan 31, 2018

Yes,5twins is right on,you can make one of the clutch only style for most any scooter by welding a handle on old clutch plate.

pckopp · Jan 31, 2018

bikefreak69 said:
Yes,5twins is right...

Almost always, in my experience.

I don't have a spare clutch plate or a welder so I'm ordering the vice-grip tool.

Thanks!

pamcopete · Feb 1, 2018

You can bolt a sturdy "L" bracket to a plate from your clutch by drilling two holes. Use two bolts, nuts and spacers to attach the bracket to the plate. You can reuse the plate when finished. No welding required. No spare plate needed. Just use a plate from your clutch.

xjwmx · Feb 1, 2018

You don't need one. If you have mags just block the wheel with a stick through it resting on the swing arm (keep away from the valve stem). If you have spokes you could get somebody to hold the wheel for a sec. I've done everything there is to do this way. A lot of time you can keep the part from turning with just your hand.

gggGary · Feb 1, 2018

Haven't needed one yet, remove just the cover, leave the plate stack in place air wrench and socket, bit of rag in the gears zing zing off.

5twins · Feb 2, 2018

I think they help more for re-assembly, so you can properly torque the clutch hub nut. But I use them for both since I have them. By the way, the EBC clutch tool # for the 650 is the CT074 .....

https://www.denniskirk.com/ebc/clutch-removal-tool-ct074.p284392.prd/284392.sku

xjwmx · Feb 3, 2018

You can properly torque it by just holding or blocking the rear wheel and turning the nut against the chain. But two points of caution. If you use a rag between the front sprocket and chain to tighten, it will force the chain hard into that rubber thing around the shift shaft, not good. If you put the chain on just momentarily to tighten or loosen the front sprocket and block the wheel make sure the side plate is on the link, else it will bend the connector link and make it hard to use (did it once, had to bend the link back to normal). Now that I think about it, if you had the link on the proper side (top or bottom of chain) then you wouldn't need the side plate.

5twins · Feb 3, 2018

You can pound nails in with a rock but not too many people do that, lol.

xjwmx · Feb 5, 2018

If there's a rock handy it's there for a reason! I saw you can get light bulb sockets for your ratchet now.

Which clutch tool?

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