Canuck Posted March 11, 2010 Share #1 Posted March 11, 2010 Finished the clutch today and it went well, but I noticed while cleaning up that below the clutches and to the right there is a gear in there that is white and looks to be plastic. Now I know I could have checked it with a magnet to see but didn,t think of it until I closed it all back up and torqued it. Any one know for sure or notice it also. Don,t think it is plastic but why would it be white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted March 11, 2010 Share #2 Posted March 11, 2010 Finished the clutch today and it went well, but I noticed while cleaning up that below the clutches and to the right there is a gear in there that is white and looks to be plastic. Now I know I could have checked it with a magnet to see but didn,t think of it until I closed it all back up and torqued it. Any one know for sure or notice it also. Don,t think it is plastic but why would it be white. I'll "Venture" a guess and say it is a nylon gear and that's why it's white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidley Posted March 11, 2010 Share #3 Posted March 11, 2010 (edited) I know of the gear your talking about, and it does indeed look plastic. I am trying to think of what it might be to, but can't think of it right now. I looked in the Yamaha parts catalog and I dont see it there either....Hmmmm Looking at the parts view further the only "Guess" I have is actually part of the Oil Pump as unlikely as that seems. Edited March 11, 2010 by Squidley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted March 11, 2010 Author Share #4 Posted March 11, 2010 Now I,m kicking myself for not putting the magnet on it. If I think about it to much I,ll be back in the garage tomorrow pulling the cover and checking it. Not sure why it bothers me not knowing if it is plastic or not but it does, darn it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidley Posted March 11, 2010 Share #5 Posted March 11, 2010 Now I,m kicking myself for not putting the magnet on it. If I think about it to much I,ll be back in the garage tomorrow pulling the cover and checking it. Not sure why it bothers me not knowing if it is plastic or not but it does, darn it. I wouldn't worry about it, I have never seen or heard of one of them breaking. Trust me, if your cover didn't leak when you put it back together....DONT TAKE IT BACK OFF because it will damn sure leak when you reinstall it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted March 11, 2010 Author Share #6 Posted March 11, 2010 Brad, your right, I,ll leave it alone or probably be looking for a new gasket. First the clutch plates aren,t indexed as per the manual (changed that by the way) and then they put a white gear in the bike. They are trying to drive me crazy, I know it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeeze Posted March 11, 2010 Share #7 Posted March 11, 2010 (edited) Yes, that Gear is Plastic and it's the Gear for the Oil Pump Edited March 11, 2010 by Squeeze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidley Posted March 11, 2010 Share #8 Posted March 11, 2010 Yes, that Gear is Plastic and it's the Gear for the Oil Pump Thanks Lutz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydoc_17 Posted March 20, 2010 Share #9 Posted March 20, 2010 The "little white gear" indeed drives the oil pump, there is no load on this gear to speak of, (definitely NOT like a transmission gear) and the material that gear is made from is called Phenolic, cousin to Kevlar, you would be hard pressed to break that gear unless the oil pump sucked a Raccoon into the pick up. There is no need to remove the clutch cover. Call it a job "well done". Earl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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