Clutch covers?

[ds450racer]

Anyone know if any body is bringing out some after market clutch covers and that for the ds 450s? I Think think they would look really trick and brighten it up a bit with an anodised clutch cover. :D

[younggun95]

I would worry about the inside of the clutch before the outside. But no, I dont think anyone does yet.

[ds450racer]

i have no problem with mine:D

[younggun95]

well, consider yourself extremely lucky then....

[ds450racer]

Ive broken 4 of em this year. But then we soked the clutch plateds in oil for 24 hours and it has been fine

[younggun95]

When you say you broke 4 of them, what do you mean. Broke the fibers into pieces like it does all the time? I soak them every time and it still does it eventually.
Thats relatively minor problem other than spending so much money so we always had atleast a few full spare clutch packs.
I was more referring to the basket and the hubs.
Haven't had anything like this yet? http://i33.tinypic.com/xbib8z.jpg And I've had way worse than this.

[ds450racer]

ive broke the all of the plates the hub ,the basket , the shaft its on. I think it called the lay shaft:confused: . Ive broke 2 sets of cams, shot a hole thrugh the rocker cover twice. So ive broke enough bits on em:( . But every part on that clutch ive broken more than once.

[ds450racer]

Sorry did not see that pic. Yes i have done that on more than one occasion.

[TNT]

That’s pretty jacked up! You know if you look at the "09 clutch" thread Can-Am is saying they are not fixing this under a service bulletin and it's not a recall. Makes me wonder if it is because they are not sure the 08 problem is fixed by the 09 parts. Situations like this look like a fatigue failure to me. The Can-AM engineer's may have beefed up the gage(thickness) of the basket in 09 and tried to get more oil to the plates to help with thermal fatigue to keep this basket from breaking. The only way to test the design is to cycle the basket on a test fixture and see how long it last OR send it out to production for a "field test" and let racers test it. In the mean time recommend replacement but don't warrantee it. I don't know, I am just jumping in the middle here but from what I read there were a lot of baskets breaking in 08.

[TNT]

Ok my last post was wrong. I just found out the basket is the same from 08 to 09. I'm not sure how hole(s) in the cover are going to get more oil to the the plates...I looked for the hole and could not find it plus wouln't a hole in the cover leak oil? An additional fricktion plate I don't see how that is going to help matters. Guess the only way to find out is over time.

[ds450racer]

Well im gonna ride a 09 bike this saturday so ill let you know what the clutch is like in her.

[TNT]

Originally posted by ds450racer
Well im gonna ride a 09 bike this saturday so ill let you know what the clutch is like in her.

I'm getting one today and will put her through the test too. I think they should have beefed up that basket to be safe or made it out of a more heat resistant material but we shall see? Between us two we should know somethng soon. :confused: :D

[ds450racer]

Yeah ill let it have it aswell. hopefully theyll be strong enough to hold. If if they make half a season that would be good.:)

[Mr. Big Time]

well then I have been very very lucky, I have not had anything happen to mine yet. I have been running amsoil all year.