CLUTCH 6-9 Right Engine Cover

Clutch Cover Removal

• Drain the engine oil (see Engine Oil Change in the Peri­odic Maintenance chapter).

• Remove:

Clutch Cable

Engine Guard (see Engine Guard Removal in the Frame

chapter)

Clutch Cover Bolts [A]

• Turn the release lever [B] toward the front as shown, and
remove the clutch cover [C].

Clutch Cover Installation

• Apply silicone sealant to the area [A] where the mating
surface of the crankcase touches the clutch cover gasket.

Sealant - Kawasaki Bond (Silicone Sealant): 56019-120

• Install the knock pins [B], and replace the cover gasket with a new one.

• Tighten the cover bolts.

Torque - Clutch Cover Bolts: 11 N-m (1.1 kgf-m, 95 in-lb)

Clutch Release Removal

NOTE

○Do not pull out the clutch release shaft for clutch cover removal.

CAUTION

Clutch release shaft removal damages the oil seal in the clutch cover necessitating the oil seal replace­ment.

• Slide the dust cover at the clutch cable lower end out of place.

• Loosen the nuts, and slide the lower end of the clutch cable to give the cable plenty of play.

• Loosen the knurled locknut [B] at the clutch lever, and screw in the adjuster [C].

• Remove the left handlebar cover.

• Line up the slots [A] in the clutch lever, knurled locknut, and adjuster, and then free the cable from the lever.

CLUTCH