Best Wet Clutch

[bdfinally]

'00 M750, 28,500 miles

That thing is starting to make a racket and although it's not slipping, might be time to think about replacing it.

The OEM clutch seems to be ok, but should should I look at other manufacturers too?

Other than the holding tool any other special tool investments I need to think about?

As always, thanks in advance.

[Howie]

'00 M750, 28,500 miles


That thing is starting to make a racket and although it's not slipping, might be time to think about replacing it.

The OEM clutch seems to be ok, but should should I look at other manufacturers too?

Other than the holding tool any other special tool investments I need to think about?

As always, thanks in advance.

OEM if fine on a wet clutch.  You could probably save some money with a Barnett, but why mess with a good thing?  Racket?  Some exploratory surgury to find the cause might be a good idea.  There really should be no racket from a wet clutch since basket/tang wear is minimal.  49K mostly urban miles on my origional, so far, so good

[Speeddog]

I've had good luck with Barnett plates for wet clutches, but zero FHE with them on Ducs.

+1 on what Howie said about the noise.

If you're just replacing plates, no holding tool is necessary.

[bigiain]

There really should be no racket from a wet clutch since basket/tang wear is minimal.

+1, might be work popping the cover off and checking the hub nut tho - it's not unheard of for that to loosen off and cause some odd noises...

big

[EEL]

  49K?, 28k? WTF!

Maybe I just ride hard but my last one only lasted 16K..

[Howie]

49K?, 28k? WTF!



Maybe I just ride hard but my last one only lasted 16K..

Someone I ride with has over 65K on his.

[bdfinally]

Having never cracked that case, how much oil can I expect to come out if say the bike is on the side stand, rather than the rear stand?

[Howie]

Enough to make a mess.  You can either put a pan under the engine when you disassemble, drain about a pint first or look at this as an opportunity for an extra oil change, your choice.

[bdfinally]

Doesn't look like my "noise" is the clutch unless I totally missed something

[bdfinally]

everything in here look ok?

[Howie]

As far as I can tell from the photos, yes.

[Speeddog]

+1.

All looks OK to me.

Grab the clutch basket and pull up/push down on it, try to feel if there's any freeplay.
Same for the end of the crank too.

Rotate the basket back and forth, see if it has any rotational freeplay relative to the primary gear on the back.