Yamaha XP500 Service Manual page 382

CLUTCH
REMOVING THE CLUTCH
1. Remove:
• clutch assembly nut 1
• clutch assembly 2
NOTE:
• Before removal, apply a and b alignment
marks.
• While holding the clutch assembly with the
rotor holding tool 3, loosen the clutch
assembly nut.
• Align these marks during reassembly.
Rotor holding tool
90890-01235, YU-01235
DISASSEMBLING THE CLUTCH
1. Remove:
• circlip 1
NOTE:
Install the clutch spring compressor 2 onto
the clutch assembly as shown. Then, com-
press the spring, and remove the circlip.
Clutch spring compressor
90890-01482
2. Remove:
• spring stopper plate 1
• clutch damper spring 2
• pressure plate
• clutch plate 2
• friction plate
• clutch plate 1
• clutch damper spring 1
• thrust plate
• clutch springs
NOTE:
One to three holes a are drilled in the spring
stopper plate to adjust the balance of the
clutch assembly. Before removing the spring
stopper plate, make alignment marks on both
the plate and the clutch housing so that the
plate can be reinstalled in its original position.
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