Torque spec for clutch pressure plate bolts

I see 9 ft-lbs or 108 in-lbs.

Try to use an in-lb torque wrench since most ft-lb wrenches may not accurately deliver torque as low a 9 ft-lbs.

That's 12nm which should be ok on a 3/8 drive torque wrench. My 3/8 drive torque wrench starts at 7nm or 5 lb.ft.

Blackfin said:

I see 9 ft-lbs or 108 in-lbs. Try to use an in-lb torque wrench since most ft-lb wrenches may not accurately deliver torque as low a 9 ft-lbs.

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Ok thanks. Is there a link to the source?

I ran into an issue. I assembled everything and added oil, but when I released the clutch lever it doesn’t engage the transmission. It seems as though the clutch lever isn’t doing anything. Adjusting the clutch cable didn’t help. Does anyone know how this specific clutch works. It look like when you pull the clutch in it pushes a metal cylinder forward into the plate that holds down the springs, compressing the springs even more. It seems that compressing them more would add friction to the disks and keep the trans engaged, which is not what a clutch is supposed to do.

The CBR500 clutch is "reversed" in that the pressure plate is down in the basket and the springs act to pull it toward the right side of the engine, sandwiching the steels & frictions between the pressure plate and the clutch center.

To disengage you need to press "leftward" against the lifter rod in the center of the clutch assembly.

Remove the clutch cover again. Verify that the lifter rod, bearing and plate (all within the highlighted part of the image I showed in my first reply) are present and assembled correctly. With the lifter-rod installed in the right-side clutch cover, if you rotate the release arm does the lifter rod move in and out?

Do you have a service manual for the bike?

Yes the lifter rod moves in and out. And I don’t have service manual. Just to verify, am I supposed to have 13 plates and disks? Because the plates and disks don’t seem compressed when I squeeze the pressure plate and center cover together.

Yes I have the two smaller rings around clutch center in the correct spot. There is a 1/4in gap between friction disk and center clutch even when screws are tightened to 9 ft/lbs. The center clutch is hitting friction plate so it can’t go any tighter. Another problem is the center rod with the barring seems too far in, so the lifter rod barely touches center rod even when clutch lever is pulled and clutch lifter arm is fully to the right.

We’re you able to diagnose your problem?

dssa823 said:

We’re you able to diagnose your problem?

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u Yes, I had the clutch center in the wrong orientation so it wasn’t squeezing the disks and plates. After rotating it the problem was resolved.

Thanks for your reply! I’m sorry, but I don’t know which part is the “clutch center”.