Rubber gasket under clutch cover? - Ducati.ms

Hypremotard · Sep 19th, 2008, 10:50 am

Hi, Just replaced the clutch cover on my bike. Is it safe to say that the rubber gasket that was with the OEM cover doesn't get put on with the billet replacement? I assumed since the new cover is open anyway there isn't much to seal in or out of the clutch compartment.

You know what they say happens when you ASSuME right?

TIA,
Tom

slowpoke · Sep 19th, 2008, 11:51 am

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Originally Posted by Hypremotard

Hi, Just replaced the clutch cover on my bike. Is it safe to say that the rubber gasket that was with the OEM cover doesn't get put on with the billet replacement? I assumed since the new cover is open anyway there isn't much to seal in or out of the clutch compartment.

You know what they say happens when you ASSuME right?

TIA,
Tom

you don't need it for aftermarket cover...

Hypremotard · Sep 19th, 2008, 1:16 pm

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Originally Posted by slowpoke

you don't need it for aftermarket cover...

Thank you.

Caidly · Sep 19th, 2008, 1:28 pm

It's a noise damper, that's why it's rubber and not a regular paper gasket.

Just make sure you put a little LocTite on the bolts holding the new cover on.

mountainrider · Sep 19th, 2008, 9:07 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hypremotard

Hi, Just replaced the clutch cover on my bike. Is it safe to say that the rubber gasket that was with the OEM cover doesn't get put on with the billet replacement? I assumed since the new cover is open anyway there isn't much to seal in or out of the clutch compartment.

You know what they say happens when you ASSuME right?

TIA,
Tom

If Eric Wood of Woodcraft tells you to do something, you'd better pay attention.

I yanked the carbon cover off my 93 900SS and was running it on the hyper. It's visible in my sig pic. It was installed within a few months of buying the bike in 92 and was quite weathered. I decided to order a Woodcrat cover to go with my Woodcraft rearsets. I popped off the old cover, which I had run for a month without the gasket, and bolted the new billet cover in place....without reading the instructions.

The Hyper would barely crank. It sounded as if the battery was on it's last leg. The Bike was new in May this year. That made me go hmmmmm.

Upon removing the cover, I found a nice gouge on the inside where the spring cap had fouled the alloy. Sure enough, upon reading Erics instructions, I found my mistake. "You must refit the stock gasket when mounting the clutch cover".

I don't think you have to use it with most of the other options, but you certainly do with this one.

Werloc · Sep 20th, 2008, 4:36 am

I used mine.

MongoWERA · Sep 20th, 2008, 7:18 am

Me too.

Ducshop · Sep 20th, 2008, 7:54 am

I remove the rubber gasket but pull the inserts out and put them back to keep it spaced out, looks cleaner and keeps the rubber from staining the paint.

Lumpy Idol · Sep 21st, 2008, 3:42 pm

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Originally Posted by CTarna

It's a noise damper, that's why it's rubber and not a regular paper gasket.

Just make sure you put a little LocTite on the bolts holding the new cover on.

This is 100% correct.

As for running it with aftermarket covers, it depends on how the cover was designed - to use with or without.
If you can run without it - then its' better to not use the gasket.

breakdown · Sep 22nd, 2008, 3:33 pm

I took out the rubber gasket on my clutch cover as well. You just have to make sure and use the spacers so nothing rubs. The clutch noise it a lot more audible with the gasket out. It sounds great now.