Sport 1100i Ring Gear and Clutch removal.

[John Neeson]

Hi Everyone. 

I am currently stripping my 1997 Sport 1100i engine. I am not sure how to remove the ring gear and clutch.  I bought a clutch centering/compression tool. My understanding is that  bolt is supposed to screw into the end of the crankshaft. However there is no threaded hole to screw into. Have I misunderstood something? I tried to find a video clip of this tool being used

[John Neeson]

... but without success

[Tomchri]

Remove the senter piece, where the clutch rod hit. And yes removing the bolts will work to.

Cheers Tom.

[docc]

28 minutes ago, Tomchri said:

Remove the senter piece, where the clutch rod hit. And yes removing the bolts will work to.

Cheers Tom.

Ah, yes, of course, @Tomchri !

#5 in the diagram:

 

Under the "center button" is the threaded center of the crankshaft for the assembly tool:

[Kevin_T]

You need a bolt 12 mm x 1.5 about 110 mm fully threaded to compress the clutch. If you can't find that get some threaded rod. Don't go around the perimeter of the ring gear loosening the bolts you can damage the plates low probability but why take the chance you will need it when reassembly everything. I bought a bike off a member for a few dollars because a dealer trashed his clutch only went 12,000 miles(sad) Euro cycle out of business.

Edited October 29 by Kevin_T
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[Kevin_T]

In the diagram part #2 the spring stool has a pin mark that lines up with the left hand cylinder you want to take a paint stick and mark it better visibility.

[docc]

Reviewing the V11 Workshop Manual, Section M pp 52 and 56, I see the same tool is used for both disassembly (spring compression) and assembly (alignment).

By removing the center button @Tomchri points out, the special tool can be screwed in until it compresses the springs at which point the eight bolts can be removed to take the "toothed ring" off.  As @Kevin_T points out, be certain the alignment marks are clear.

[audiomick]

In the certain knowledge that a centering tool is required to re-assemble the clutch on the big-block guzzis, and that my clutch may well become due in the foreseeable future (the bike has about 70,000 km on the clock...) I bought one of these when a bloke in the German forum made a batch of them and offered them for a very reasonable price. I think I am now beginning to understand how it is supposed to work. Thanks very much.

[John Neeson]

Got it! Thanks to all who responded.

Cheers

John