Silver Wing 600 Clutch Squeal

Tear down and inspection of the clutch, to find out what is making a squealing sound.

[@7316bobe]

Thank you for posting this video. You really do know your stuff. I have my unreliable Royal Enfield for sale at the present and will be buying one of these as soon as it sells. I have downloaded a lot of repair video's on the Honda Silver Wing 600 but yours are always the best. Thank you once again.

[@jamesmcintyre1190]

Thank you...real good job on the video....no camera shake....good commentary......it seems that lots of us have this problem....I have owned many bikes and scooters of different sizes.....I bought an 09 with 15,000 Kms four weeks ago.....the squeal appeared soon after....only on start up when pulling away about two seconds gets worse as the belt or the weather warms up....very loud if you try to take a passenger.......I put on new belt and deglazed the pulleys as instructed......the noise is still there.......Since nothing bad is happening I am going to ride it for now and will follow this video. Next time I have the impulse and energy to remove all those covers...lol....It is difficult to find experienced scooter mechanics...I live in Kelowna Canada and by far the majority of riders have v twins around here.......I love a nice sounding v twin.....I also love scootering........ageing and waiting for a knee replacement dictate that I ride a scooter..at least for now........koodos to you

[@The1belal]

Great demo, thank you I'm amazed that a slight increase in throttle will kick out those clutch shoes enough to engage after you demonstrated how much tension is in those springs. I probably still don't understand how this works. I like the ease of a cvt, but I miss having neutral for coasting down hills, or choosing a high gear while going down hills to lower the rpm's.

[@pcofranc]

Good video. Yes the grease is the cure for the squeak. I discovered this on my 2005 Kymco Grandvista 250 and the squeal which started at around 12K miles has never returned. I'm at 22K miles now.

[@maccmoses]

I cant thank you enough for these videos,Im so bad atshit like this,but Im leaning. I feel like I gotta do the work myself so I know its been done right andI know how to do it. Ive noticed some squeaking coming from the back left andIm sure its my clutch so tommorrow Im cracking into it,thanks again brother,Stay safe out there.

[@jcreswick]

Great video thanks from the UK 🙋‍♂️

[@LeMortso]

Nice work! I'll be digging in to mine soon.

[@kevanriley5737]

Nice Vid on the clutch maintenance. Unrelated to that, I noticed your metal foot boards. Can you comment on where you got those, or if you made them, how.

[@VStromGarage]

They were on the bike when I bought it, have no idea who made them.

[@CPat405]

Where did you get the metal floor mat from? Been looking for some.

[@VStromGarage]

Those came on the bike, I have no Idea who made them. Sorry

[@panosmen12]

I have the same scouter, that's why I'm asking..thanks my friend...

[@mikhailzabolotnev4612]

Good video!! Thank you so much !! In Russia, it is difficult to find a good overview of the repair.

[@VStromGarage]

Your welcome Mikhail.

[@talk1627]

@@VStromGarage I have also a problem with the clutch. Can you please tell me - is it the same problem like by you ? kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJ_dhJWMh9V0Zq8

[@VStromGarage]

@@talk1627 I don't think so, mine was squealing when I would take off from a stop.

[@talk1627]

@@VStromGarage Thank you for answer. By me it was the belt. I put yesterday some Silikon Spray on the belt - the noise is gone.

[@VStromGarage]

@@talk1627 that silicone spray may make the belt slip.

[@boblawrence3838]

Thanks for the video. Very clear and helpful. What grease did you use on the two bearings?

[@VStromGarage]

I usually use bel-ray water proof grease

[@agostinhofroes4169]

@@VStromGarage calciun or lithiun soap grease?

[@VStromGarage]

@@agostinhofroes4169 Just waterproof bearing grease for the bearings.

[@KristenBakke000]

Good video. Thank you!

[@FlyingPanMan]

I would've replaced that overheated clutch drum. When a car flywheel or bike metal clutch disc is blued like that it changes the hardness of the metal and makes it "lumpy" in effect. I had a car flywheel that had blue spots on it and the machine shop refused to shave it because it would judder badly again in a few hundred miles. I have an ST1100 and that had blued plates that caused bad juddering. (Previous owners abused both clutches - not me) BUT, the question is... did it start squealing again? ...or is it still smooth?

[@panosmen12]

I saw that you changed the clutch springs ,why did you change them?did you see a difference in it's performance?

[@VStromGarage]

I don't believe I changed the clutch springs, I only changed the sliders in the clutch.

[@andrew203]

I have a sqeak on my silverwing too. Had it tuned at a shop and the sqeak was still there. Did this get rid of the sqeak?

[@VStromGarage]

It lasted for a short while, but it did come back.

[@tha_mexikan1752]

does the 03 have one

[@happyface8674]

just sent my SW 400 to the shop yesterday. The mech told me the clutch plates were eroded. For the life of me, I cannot tell the difference. All I could see were powder at the rim

[@VStromGarage]

did you have quite a few miles on the SW?

[@happyface8674]

@@VStromGarage 170k km. is around 100k miles i would say

[@VStromGarage]

I'd say it's probably time for that too.

[@truchillas41]

hello, a question do you know of an online store that sells spare parts for honda silverwing 600 year 2002? can you send me the link

[@VStromGarage]

I don't know of any that I can think of

[@truchillas41]

@@VStromGarage tanck you

[@randybeard6040]

Smooth as a Baby's Butt, You Sir Take Time to Do Things Right....

[@agostinhofroes4169]

It's a 600cc Honda scooter? Single or twin cilinders? Here we only have Honda scooters up to 300cc, the SH line.

[@VStromGarage]

It's a twin 600cc.

[@Malviyaver]

omg ! Thank you man!

[@MadsWorld34]

i have a 2012 i just bought a couple weeks ago it had 963 miles on it and not all the time but sometimes when i first start it and hit the gas it will squeak for just a second or 2 then it wont do it for the rest of the day. do you think i could be having the same trouble.

[@VStromGarage]

Yes, it is pretty common on these machines. Mostly just an annoyance.

[@BartKasTravels]

What torque did you set to screw it in.

[@VStromGarage]

It's been a while, I can't remember

[@garywest3763]

Since it is getting Hot enough to change it color, that means you are slipping the clutch making to much Heat, the power is slipping and causing heat. Get a DR hIT Clutch, to resolve this problem, as this problem is a slipping clutch. That blue clutch bell is now damaged from over heating it and probably out of round. I have the DR sliders and the Hit clutch No squeal at all and a Lot less slip. Slip equals Heat, as slip is a reduction of power into heat.

[@Salty_reviews]

Dang it seems like very low mileage for a clutch change, is this normal for these larger scooters?

[@VStromGarage]

It is a common thing to happen to these machines, but not sure what mileage this normally happens at.

[@sheldonbrown229]

How long did it take you to do it

[@VStromGarage]

somewhere around 2 hours

[@sheldonbrown229]

@@VStromGarage I got to get my clutch done

[@sheldonbrown229]

Omg thank you man

[@عمرالقيسي-ص6ن]

انته معدل

[@silverwing3106]

Hello man, since you didn't film what the squealing sounded like, I want to make sure that my problem is that that you described. Please see the 7 sec. video kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWW8c4uQpsicg6M and confirm that it's the same that you had, I have this noise only when moving, not when the scooter is on emergency break. If the problem is the same, please advise what exactly helped remove squeal. Was it just deglazing and greasing? Thanks a lot!

[@VStromGarage]

That is the same sound I had. Mostly it was the deglazing, but it did come back after a short while. I think the only way that I was going to fix it was to replace the bell housing.

[@silverwing3106]

Thank you very much for your reply! Our SW community in Ukraine are wrestling with the problem I have, first we thought we need to replace the belt, but the measurements proved it's still good - silverwing.org.ua/forum/threads/465/. Then someone suggested changing the clutch spring in case if it doesn't pull the belt properly. And finally I came across your video that seems to shed the light. I will try deglazing, but I also want to make sure I understand what you mean by bell housing? Is it clutch outer or something else? Please advise, thank you!

[@VStromGarage]

Yes, the clutch outer, and there is a special tool to remove it also.

[@silverwing3106]

Your help much appreciated!

[@silverwing3106]

FYI, I have been able to remove the squeal by greasing and deglazing - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpi5fZtvpch2hrs. Thank you again.