aleyesonme Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 (edited) Hello members....ok....as i was changing the clutch today, and turned the clutch cover over to let bolts stay in the holes, half of this piece fell out..i was stumped. then i look closely at the bottom of the casing on the same side and the other hallf was just laying there. i put em togeter and they form this. and i could tell they go together cause it was a perfect match..Has anyone ever seen this piece or know where it goes..????? Edited December 30, 2011 by aleyesonme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 That clip goes behind the clutch basket and screws into the upper and lower case halves next to the clutch shaft. I've never really seen a need for it and don't currently run one. The bearing that it holds in has its own clip, so the part is really not necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aleyesonme Posted December 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 That clip goes behind the clutch basket and screws into the upper and lower case halves next to the clutch shaft. I've never really seen a need for it and don't currently run one. The bearing that it holds in has its own clip, so the part is really not necessary. oh man what a quick response...thank u so much. i figured it had to be somehere hidden. have no idea why it woulda broke. also figured that it screwed in somewhere. then i was thinking if it was screwed in then the screws woulda held it in its place even if it did break. so u think some screws are off where it pose to go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Yes, the screws must have broken off. Pull off the clutch basket and you should be able to see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacko2000 Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 I've never seen that break before, But Im guessing the screws weren't torqued properly or loctite wasn't used and they back themselves out.. Look around for 2 screws, they gotta be in there somewhere.. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aleyesonme Posted December 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Yes, the screws must have broken off. Pull off the clutch basket and you should be able to see them. ok thanks...any particular reason u not using one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooker82 Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 ok thanks...any particular reason u not using one? I believe it allows you to split the case hafls with out removing the clutch, and clutch basket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camatv Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 I believe it allows you to split the case hafls with out removing the clutch, and clutch basket. which is totally retarded.. i had a guy bring me a case half last summer. most of it was torn apart and the clutch basket was still ont he shafts. they had beat on the cases till that clip snaped in half... WOW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jereme6655 Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 which is totally retarded.. i had a guy bring me a case half last summer. most of it was torn apart and the clutch basket was still ont he shafts. they had beat on the cases till that clip snaped in half... WOW yup....ive seen that before too cam.....made me laugh when i saw it.....the guy ran up to yamaha and the dealer actaully had one......think it was like $3 or something....i told him i didnt think it was needed although it couldn't hurt (couldnt remember if that bearing had a clip at the moment) so he grabbed it. asked him what he was hitting the cases with to get them apart......he said with a dead-blow hammer when the rubber mallet wouldn't work.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUILDER Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 I would make sure to find the 2 screws before you put the motor back together. There is no need to put that piece back on I do not run it on any of my motors but you sure as hell do not want those 2 screws rolling around in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRed350x Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 I'm not sure what the clip is for, but the way I figure is the little jap engineers who originally designed the RZ engine probably had a use for it, so I leave it in there. haha! Maybe its something that was needed on the old RZ engines or maybe the bearing in the RZ engine didn't have the clip on the outer race, so this little moon-shaped bracket was used to hold the bearing in place. I've built them with and without this clip and it doesn't see to make any difference. - Jared Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUILDER Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 I think they did it just to be a pain in the ass myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRed350x Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 I think they did it just to be a pain in the ass myself LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 I think they did it just to be a pain in the ass myself They were probably banking on people breaking cases not knowing that clip was on there. More money for Yamaha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aleyesonme Posted December 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 I would make sure to find the 2 screws before you put the motor back together. There is no need to put that piece back on I do not run it on any of my motors but you sure as hell do not want those 2 screws rolling around in there. ok cool..so the ruling is basically i dont need it..thats good to know. now finding these 2 screws is what im worried about. dont see them anywhere. guess ill keep looking. thanks everyone a bunch. cause i had no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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