Impact helps, but those of us who are tool chalanged...

stick a penny inbetween the gears just like in the arcade where they restamp the penny with pictures it's gonna get stamped with a tooth.

"stick a penny inbetween the gears just like in the arcade where they restamp the penny with pictures it's gonna get stamped with a tooth."

yeah, I even have a piece of scrap aluminum, just like the "special tool" on the TMH CD.  (very helpful Cd, if any doesn't have it....)  Only problem is, when i try to loosen the clutch hub nut, the inside of the basket (compression plate and clutch sleeve hub) spins separate from the clutch plates and the actual "basket".  Only reason I can see is cause it's not in gear.  Then, of course, I broke the clutch cam trying to "manually" put it in gear (pull up on clutch arm, push shifter arm forward, and spin drive sprocket), so there's NO getting her in gear for at least a week.



"I reinstalled 2 of the 4 bolts which hold the springs on, then used a huge screwdriver as a lever placed diagnonally across those bolts to hold the clutch stationary while I loosed the big nut."

Didn't foul up the screws or springs, huh?  Might have to try that.  Still trying to get a hold of my buddy with the impact....

sounds good.  will try.  

just so I have it correct, clutch hub nut is right hand (normal) thread, and primary drive gear nut is left hand?

ok, so I feel really stupid.  granted, I'm not some mechanical guru, in fact, most of my wrenching experience is on the savage, but still.....  

so serenity said to use the bolts as lever points.  tried this.  screwed all the way in, the bolts sit below the level of the clutch sleeve hub, so a screwdriver, placed horizontally across, does not reach them.  I unscrewed the bolts half way so they would stick out far enough, but really didn't like the idea of applying pressure to the bolts like that (images of fouled threads and bent bolts kept popping into my head.)

so, I found 4 washers.  od big enough to cover the springs and id big enough for the bolts to go through.  put the springs back on (no pressure plate) washers, then bolts.  tightened everything up, and viola!  clutch engages primary driven gear which engages primary drive gear and I can use the special tool (scrap alum) to hold everything in place!  clutch basket and plates removed!  Now back to advanced auto to get a 30mm sprocket.

i really should start getting all the tools needed before starting a job.......