Struggling to get the clutch off my 550

[spudulike]

£6 buys a good dollop of vaseline ....enjoy Mark

 

Not sure we want to go there:blushing:

[adw]

Skyland, part no. 575251401 is for the three shoe clutch on the 560, Mark Bolam your contribution only fits the domestic clutch as fitted to the 36/136/41/141/137/236/240 as i said the tool is part no. 502541601, if i ever catch any body inserting anything into the cylinder to lock the piston i will insert somthing into them DONT DO IT.

[eggsarascal]

Not sure we want to go there:blushing:

 

It'll be ok, honestly darling.

[Outlaw333]

Skyland, part no. 575251401 is for the three shoe clutch on the 560, Mark Bolam your contribution only fits the domestic clutch as fitted to the 36/136/41/141/137/236/240 as i said the tool is part no. 502541601, if i ever catch any body inserting anything into the cylinder to lock the piston i will insert somthing into them DONT DO IT.

 

Thing is, the bloody clutch is on there so tightly there's no chance compression alone will do it, I could hold on to the cooling fins on the ignition side but they are ally and I wouldn't want to stress them, not to mention the fact I don't know what other stress this may cause to the motor. Is there something else you recommend?

Edited July 4, 2015 by Outlaw333

[Darrin Turnbull]

Thing is, the bloody thing is on there so tightly there's no chance compression alone will do it, I could hold on to the cooling fins on the ignition side but they are ally and I wouldn't want to stress them, not to mention the fact I don't know what other stress this may cause to the motor. Is there something else you recommend?

 

 

Take it to a dealer

[adw]

Buy the damn tool, use a 19mm socket on an impact wrench, it will fly off, left hand thread remember, if push comes to shove i will loan you the tool.

[MattyF]

Are there two types of clutch for the 550 ? One I did the other day knocked off with a combi spanner and mallet and looked like a 346 clutch the other one looked like a 560 clutch on it infact we used the 560 tool to get it off and it was a total pita thought the crank was going to bend!!

[Mark Bolam]

Skyland, part no. 575251401 is for the three shoe clutch on the 560, Mark Bolam your contribution only fits the domestic clutch as fitted to the 36/136/41/141/137/236/240 as i said the tool is part no. 502541601, if i ever catch any body inserting anything into the cylinder to lock the piston i will insert somthing into them DONT DO IT.

 

Should have said mate, that pic from eBay was for illustrative purposes only.

The tool I got was for a 540, because I thought I was going to bust it.

It was also great for getting it tight back on, otherwise it can and will spin off.

 

 

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[Mark Bolam]

By the way, what's the best way to lock the piston then?

 

 

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[Darrin Turnbull]

By the way, what's the best way to lock the piston then?

 

 

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I just use starter cord