Kawasaki KLE500 (2004) [200/401] 14 crankshaft transmission

9-14 CRANKSHAFT/TRANSMISSION

Clutch Housing/Primary Chain

Clutch Housing/Primary Chain Removal

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Remove the engine.

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Remove:

Cylinder Head, Cylinder and Pistons (see Cylinder

Head, Cylinder and Piston in the Engine Top End chap-

ter)

Starter Clutch Sprocket (see Starter Clutch Sprocket Re-

moval in the Electrical System chapter)

Clutch (except the Clutch Housing)

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Split the crankcase.

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Lift up the transmission drive shaft assembly [A], and pull

the shaft out of the clutch housing [B].

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Place the clutch housing on the balancer drive gear, slack

off the primary chain [A] as much as possible and slip the

primary chain off the clutch housing sprocket [B].

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Remove the clutch housing [A].

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Pull off the oil pump drive gear [B] from the clutch housing.

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Lift up the crankshaft, and remove the primary chain.

Clutch Housing/Primary Chain Installation

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Install the primary chain o n the sprocket of the crankshaft.

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Install the oil pump drive gear fitting its pin [A] to the

groove [B] of the clutch housing sprocket.