Topic: cb750k3 clutch adjustment help

[5thofhonda]

I shouldn't be able to wiggle the pressure plate from the outside, should I?  With it all assembled, I can move it by wiggling the part that the springs surround.

[mystic_1]

Being able to move the pressure plate around by wiggling the springs posts is normal at this stage, what you want to check for is to see whether you can pull the pressure plate outwards enough to squeeze the clutch plates against the lip of the clutch center.  If the spline alignment is wrong, you wont be able to pull the pressure plate outwards enough to do so and the clutch plates will always be loose.  It's not possible to see this in your photos.

[5thofhonda]

I couldn't pull it outwards at all.  I have to wait until the holiday is over to borrow my buddy's impact again to get it apart.

[5thofhonda]

Well, got it all situated.  Got everything taken out and put back in correctly.


And snapped the lifter plate.

Any idea where to pick one up?  Looks like Honda discontinued them.

[Vinhead1957]

Just google the part# 22360-300-010 are out there $52-$100 range

[oldhatt45]

Check this listing.

CMSNL 45.50 Euro's = $50.03 dollars

http://www.cmsnl.com/products/plate-lifter_22360300010/

Charlie

[5thofhonda]

Not bad at all, just a long wait for shipping.

Edit:  Just found a complete basket on ebay and snagged it for $53 shipped

[mystic_1]

Ouch, I was afraid that would happen.  Breaking the pressure plate is one of the other most common clutch woes on these bikes.  Since you nabbed a complete clutch, compare the "new" basket (outer) to your existing one and see if the slots that the clutch plate tabs ride in is in better shape than yours.  The edges of these slots can sometimes become worn or dinged, resulting in a slightly noisier clutch.  Not always, because the tabs on the friction plates are softer than the material of the outer basket.  Also compare the clutch centers where the teeth of the clutch plates ride in the splines for the same sort of wear.

Also dry-fit the clutch center and clutch outer as per the earlier pictures and mark their orientation, to speed future disassembly/reassembly.

cheers
mystic_1

[5thofhonda]

Took the broken lifter plate to a welder.  He said he could weld it, but because of where the break was, he couldn't do it properly and it would probably break as soon as I tightened it down again.  So now we wait for the replacement.