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Re: Making a KX500 2 piece clutch cover :-)
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 7:20 am
by Sandblaster
Nice.
I used Smart Cam (Junk Cam)
I liked MasterCam way better...
Re: Making a KX500 2 piece clutch cover :-)
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 7:38 pm
by Sandblaster
It's too late to turn back now
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My plan was to get a slot started with my saws all and then switch over to my jig saw.
But, after I got going it was cutting so nice and straight I just kept going.
It was the best saws all cut I have ever made
This is just so I can see better what I am working with.
This will have to be milled at some point but it plenty good for now...
Re: Making a KX500 2 piece clutch cover :-)
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 8:01 pm
by Sandblaster
Due to the clearance of the water pump cover I think we are limited to about 6 13/16" in diameter.
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It's possible that we could offset the cover somewhat but I won't able to get my fingers in there to remove the bottom most clutch plates.
Then again.... we'll see on that.
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Re: Making a KX500 2 piece clutch cover :-)
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 11:49 pm
by Sandblaster
This is a KX450F gasket laid over the KX500 clutch cover:
- KX450F GASKET LAID OVER A KX500 COVER.JPG (66.94 KiB) Viewed 14691 times
Re: Making a KX500 2 piece clutch cover :-)
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 12:48 am
by Sandblaster
This is off a CRF450R 04 Honda.
It fits really close but by the time I trim the case down it will be too small..
- CRF450R HONDA CLUTCH COVER ON A KX500 CLUTCH COVER.JPG (45.35 KiB) Viewed 14690 times
Re: Making a KX500 2 piece clutch cover :-)
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 8:05 pm
by Sandblaster
I just ordered a test clutch cover for a 08 and newer KX450F.
As soon as it get's here we'll do some more head scratching with it.
- KX450F CLUTCH COVER.JPG (20.16 KiB) Viewed 14685 times
With a oil fill hole in the inner and outer clutch cover I could fill it up twice as fast
Re: Making a KX500 2 piece clutch cover :-)
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 12:29 am
by Sandblaster
As soon as I get the cover in I will make a quick profile drawing of it in CAD and take it to a machine shop next door and see what they would charge to make up some profiled rings.
Of course it would be a lot easier just to use round stock OD and ID and machine a round cover for it.
But when have I ever took the easy way
Re: Making a KX500 2 piece clutch cover :-)
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 3:52 pm
by Sandblaster
Here is a 2 piece clutch cover in the making from Cmotodad.
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He has a really nice start.
Can't wait to see it finished.
This is about the easiest way to make the 2 piece cover as it does not use a stock outer cover from another bike.
Trying to modify a stock cover from another bike to fit is proving to be difficult but certainly not impossible
Re: Making a KX500 2 piece clutch cover :-)
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 4:25 am
by Sandblaster
I received the KX450F clutch cover today and I think it's a go.
I'll need to get the CAD software dusted off and see what I can come up with..
Re: Making a KX500 2 piece clutch cover :-)
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 8:18 pm
by Sandblaster