buying used clutch

[pitbullmccoy]

I found a used clutch on eBay for cheap. I was wondering if you would or wouldn't buy a used one. My clutch has 38k miles, ridges on the fingers, and one of the tabs has actually broken off one of the fingers. The one I'm looking at has 29k miles and that's all I know. So what do you think?

[razor02097]

IMO no unless I was planning on selling the bike that absolutely needed a clutch and the used clutch was the cheapest option. You still have to take into account the motor oil and gasket you need to replace and all the time you spend when putting in the clutch.

[rustybronco]

If the pieces measure out okay and the frictions aren't starting to crack, I'd use it. And if it's the unit on ebay I'm thinking about, I had thought about picking it up to have around as a spare.

[subid]

I got lucky and got a good one on Ebay. All the plates and the springs were well within specs and everything else was in great shape as well. That being said, used parts on Ebay are always a crap shoot.

Good luck.

[Badooka]

Sometimes new ones are too!

[pitbullmccoy]

Well just so happens my oil and gasket are very fresh. I'll salvage them "if the gasket comes off in one piece. I just checked out my clutch less than 100 miles ago. My springs are good and I have a brand new spare set. Anything else come to mind.

Rusty, it might just be the same one. The store this guy has looks like he bought a 78 model and took it apart to sell.

[rustybronco]

Gabbers18tools? I bought something a while back from Him and was pleased with it.

[mustangflyr]

IMO no unless I was planning on selling the bike that absolutely needed a clutch and the used clutch was the cheapest option. You still have to take into account the motor oil and gasket you need to replace and all the time you spend when putting in the clutch.

You probably can reuse the gasket and do the work while on the side stand and there will be no loss of oil, works fine for me.