YZ250 Clutch Change (How to)

How to change clutch plates and a clutch basket on a YZ250. This procedure is essentially the same for all manufacturers and all bikes out there.

[@gtelkey6272]

Sir This is one of the best video I have seen on How to. Hats off to you! On smaller bikes I use a clean rope in the piston if I'm at the track. We do use 15-40 in our bikes dozier, backhoes and tractor. We have also use a combo of ATF and motor oil. Nice choice of sleds too! Have a great race season

[@turdpike]

g telkey thanks buddy!

[@roccit]

Excellent videos. Something about the way you talk and explain things that gives me the confidence to do these tasks. Thank you!

[@turdpike]

Rocco N April I hope to make a bunch more in the future, if there is anything specifically you wanna see let me know and I can try at some point to answer it

[@sean.g4516]

@@turdpike where can I get that clutch holding tool?

[@turdpike]

@@sean.g4516 Your local dealer or powersport shop should sell them. If not, check out any big online moto parts store.

[@omarlg1907]

Dude I’ve been looking at so many videos for something like this. This video help me where I got stuck. Thanks dude.

[@JeffJeno1000]

Thanks for uploading this great tutorial, it really makes life easier.

[@14guitars67]

Excellent video. Thank you so much. Last "assembly" step for me is to install a new cotter pin in the brake bolt, which I always break when I take it out! I forget it is there. But watching this has reminded me. Again, many thanks for a really well done "How To".

[@scottanthony1659]

989

[@MsRaptor1995]

Fantastic, such an easy video to follow, thanks mate!

[@nathanmarsala3099]

THANK YOU!! I was going to take my 98 yz250 to the shop for that. I can handle that myself.😁

[@turdpike]

Yup, really isn’t hard

[@alexandercleve5316]

if you need to for example change the oil filter or piston please upload a video of how you should do it cuz i understood every word of what you said

[@turdpike]

Alexander Cleve I do have a video already up on how to do a top end on a yz250, check it out. I don’t have a bike to do an oil filter on anymore though, I got rid of my 4 strokes

[@scottmckenzie1162]

Thanks great video on how to do

[@jeremys1496]

Excellent video!! Thanks

[@rlima123]

Super awesome!!! Thanks, cheerz from Brasil

[@seller559]

With the bike off, I’m in gear. I apply the clutch to roll the bike and the chain is working against the engine. Not fully but 35%. Can be hard to kick start in gear. I maxed out the adjustments, then replaced the clutch. The problem remains. Not sure where to go next. Great video.

[@turdpike]

seller559 does it work properly when it is running? You pull in the clutch and it disconnects the engine from the rear wheel?

[@seller559]

turdpike Yes. I can go through the gears just fine.

[@evancampbell4863]

Awesome video Thanks

[@vladimirpfenin1881]

👍 nice, thank you so much, awesome, simple, fast👌👌👌

[@MATT_ELEKTRON]

Great video. Thankyou

[@MegaEnduras]

Very good video. I want to ask you if you put your new clutch plates back in place using some mark on the clutch basket.Thanks!

[@justindesrocher2164]

Awesome video man A+

[@blakethornton8937]

I have a 98 yz250 it got stuck in gear I don’t know what the problem might be if you could let me know what I should do and not do I would appreciate it a lottt

[@craigsteinman9807]

I have 16'yz250x..jus replaced clutch plates..basket had wear marks but i did not feel any grooves..still when i hammer it in 5th gear.its feels likesomeone is tapping the clutch.ever so slightly off and on .but the motor wont pull cleanly... Its only 5th..any ideas?

[@turdpike]

Craig Steinman that sounds more like clutch slip than clutch grab. Springs are more suspect there. Notchy baskets usually cause clutch grabbing, where it’s as if it won’t engage and the bike wants to keep chugging forward

[@cadenlewis6383]

Very helpful thanks for the vid!!

[@evanbadillo9183]

What can I do if I don’t have a torque wrench

[@alanherrera9590]

Guys I have a question I hope any of you guys can help me out so I have a 16 yz250f and at first my clutch cable snapped so I replaced it but now that I replaced it my clutch is like not engaging like I pull in the clutch while I’m in first gear and the wheel locks up like if I’m not pulling in the clutch but I am but if I force the wheel to spin while I pull in the clutch it will spin but barely

[@sebastianeriksson3316]

My clutch is grabby, do I have to replace the basket or will changing the frictions plates and clutch plates maybe be enough? 2011 yz250f

[@turdpike]

Have a look at the basket tangs for grooves. Usually thats what will cause it

[@Pittsburghpilot]

Great video!

[@daddyrabbit835]

Y ZED... Love it, my Canadian neighbor.

[@turdpike]

Dan Vaught haha doesn’t it just sound a bit better- neighbour*? 😜

[@daddyrabbit835]

@@turdpikeIt definitely is a more distinct pronunciation. I've lived on the Michigan / Ontario border most of my life, up by Sault Ste Marie. Thanks for the video, I most likely will be doing this soon.

[@turdpike]

Dan Vaught hope this video helps! Cheers!!

[@samueldoucet-hebert2995]

Thanks for the video brother. About to do it on my 125.

[@turdpike]

Samuel Doucet-Hébert hope it helped you out a bit!!

[@jerryt8116]

Is there another spacer washer behind the clutch basket that you didn't show? An example would be like a clutch diagram of a 1986 YZ 250.

[@turdpike]

The modern YZ’s (like 2000-present) just have the one washer behind the basket

[@CodySnell_87]

is there any fix if you did do it not enuff and the clutch is grabby mine actually makes a strange noise when the plates engage

[@turdpike]

Not sure what you mean by that, if it’s grabbing your basket may be notched or the plates aren’t saturated enough in oil

[@CodySnell_87]

@@turdpike yea its on my 19 the original owner was almost 300 lbs somehow i think he broke the clutch in by riding it now its like notchy feeling pulling out like it doesnt grab smooth its jerky when you pull out bike had 25 hrs onit now i put 10 on so he had it 15

[@filmzbynick2330]

I have a 2001 Yamaha yz250f four stroke do you know if the clutch replacement would be the same? I noticed your bike is a 2 stroke. I’m new to the world of dirt bikes. When I start the bike with the clutch pulled in it fires right up then when I release it (still in neutral) the bikes stalls. I’ve been told the clutch might need to be replaced.

[@turdpike]

Yeah it’ll be pretty much identical.

[@tictocpops1_276]

I did my bike the same way as you were doing and a small ball bearing fell out where does that go

[@turdpike]

small bearing? the only bearing involved with the clutch goes between the clutch rod plunger and the pressure plate itself. If that makes sense. Go to BikeBandit or Rocky Mountain ATV/MC and find a parts diagram. You'll see it on there

[@BassickS77]

How many rides or hours do you go on the rotella oil?

[@turdpike]

I change it every 5-10hrs or so. Somewhere in that range

[@dr00andrew]

sick sleds bro were do u live if u dont mind my asking? been out in jackson the last few winters

[@turdpike]

Mike Rotchburns thanks, I live in Saskatoon, Canada. During the winter I go riding up in the north of the province as lately we haven’t got decent snowfall down here

[@russellbarnes6206]

Does it matter what order the friction plates and steeles go in when putting the new clutch back on

[@turdpike]

Yes, they must alternate. Friction first, steel, friction...repeat. Should start with a friction and end with a friction when you have them all on

[@paulmader1052]

Thanx really helpful

[@turdpike]

Paul Mader back for more learning?

[@paulmader1052]

turdpike maybe

[@turdpike]

Paul Mader in that case you’re welcome

[@paulmader1052]

turdpike lol no worries

[@aarfdood]

Hey man, I just got a new Pro X clutch basket. The kickstart gear doesn't protrude past the face of the basket, its slightly recessed. Will this be a problem even with the spacer for the inner hub?

[@turdpike]

I’m a bit confused, you’re saying the big gear on the back of the basket isn’t engaging with the kickstart idler gear?

[@aarfdood]

@@turdpike Thanks for the reply. No, I bolted the large gear to the back of the basket, but when I pressed in the small gear, it did not extend beyond flush with the inside of the basket. So when I put the basket and inner hub back on the bike, they both spin together. So if your looking at the inside of your basket, you will notice the face of the starter gear that is pressed in is raised, mine is not....

[@turdpike]

Ahhh I see what you are saying now. That is odd- I’m trying to picture the last time I had mine apart to compare. But it’s as if the pro-x basket is thicker eh? Stupid question but when you pressed the small gear on you’re certain it’s seated as far in as it can go? With the spacer thrust washer in between the hub and basket they shouldn’t touch each other and spin independently for sure. Something seems odd. I’d be curious to take a measurement somehow of the thickness of both the baskets in that area. If there’s a difference maybe it’s worth getting a hold of Pro-x to ask what you’re supposed to do

[@aarfdood]

@@turdpike Thanks for reply man.....yeah, the Pro X basket has to be thicker, which is weird cause their basket fits like 93-2016 YZ's....Maybe wrong part in box or something. Im just hoping for a refund now! Great video btw!

[@harro9447]

So I need to do this for my yz is there a gasket for the clutch cover or what is there ?

[@turdpike]

There’s an o-ring embossed in the cover itself I believe, but if you’re careful enough you shouldn’t need to change it. Make sure it is seated in its groove before you bolt it back on

[@slepton9263]

Hey @turdpike i have a 98 yz250 and i lost all clutch i took all this off and my basket is super grooved from the plates also my basket moves up and down does this mean my inner bearings are gone?

[@turdpike]

Cody Neef if the basket has deep groves then yes it can cause the clutch to grab/drag as if it wasn’t working at all. If you’re tight on cash you can file them down a bit, but keep in mind that is a one time only thing that you shouldn’t do again. As far as the up and down play- it may be the bearing or the bushing or a combo of the 2. Although that you’ll have to decide for yourself as that’s harder to diagnose from here

[@slepton9263]

@@turdpike when i grab and apply pressure like the basket is supposed to do to the spline i get no up and down wiggle play so im guessing maybe its worn basket/washers/push rod my clutch had no metal ball bearing when i took it apart previous owner did the clutch maybe he forgot it and thats why i am in this issue idk?

[@ak47man2002]

Can you please make a video on how to chamge a crank seal? I got a 2007 yz265 ( bored ) and my right side crank seal is leaking. I subbed..please make a vid. Nobody else has ome

[@turdpike]

Alec Thayer unfortunately I don’t have a reason to get access to mine/change mine yet. But in the future I can. Essentially all you have to do is take the complete right crankcase cover off, and pick the old one out and tap a new one in. So you’ll have to take off the kick starter, water pump impeller, and will need to remove the big gear on that end of the crankshaft. Then you’ll see the seal

[@ak47man2002]

Do i need any special tools? Can i just push the new crank seal in?

[@turdpike]

Alec Thayer all i ever use to drive seals in are sockets and a hammer. Works fine. No special tools to do any part of the job at all, you will need a new paper gasket though for the crankcase cover itself. You won’t even need to take clutch cover off either. It’ll come off with that whole half

[@ak47man2002]

turdpike i think i can do it honestly. I just got bad anxiety and am over cautions when it comes to my bike lol i have had experience rebuilding top ends ans doing jetting and stuff just not the best when it comes to all these gears and lots of bolts. Also, will i need to torque or lock tight anything?

[@turdpike]

Alec Thayer Only way to learn is by doing! And before you know it you’ll begin to realize how easy it all is. No you shouldn’t need any Loctite or anything. Just take your time, grab some rags to set things on exactly the way you took them off and you’ll be fine

[@eli-vn6ix]

Do u use 15-40 rotella full synthetic or just regular

[@turdpike]

Just regular, I change the oil every 5hrs or so. Have run that stuff in both my 2 and 4 strokes for years

[@carloscepeda7240]

Do the friction plates have to go in any specific order?

[@turdpike]

Carlos Cepeda nope they don’t

[@on-sitewelding6136]

At the end of the push rod is the a small ball bearing?

[@turdpike]

Yes there is

[@on-sitewelding6136]

@@turdpike thank you so much, I'm rebuilding my 06 and am having a hell of a time getting my clutch to work properly. The previous owner used a small nut as a spacer. And the micro fish I find shows nothing in that spot.

[@turdpike]

Eesh, gotta love some people’s handy work. Yeah get the right parts and try it then!

[@lanetanzey5031]

15 40 engine oil????

[@turdpike]

Lane Tanzey ya I use Shell Rotella 15-40

[@lanetanzey5031]

turdpike I can’t use motor oil in mine or mine clutch slips and shifting sucks

[@lanetanzey5031]

How does urs not

[@turdpike]

Lane Tanzey really? When was the last time you checked your clutch plates? Engine oil should work fine

[@lanetanzey5031]

turdpike there good it’s just mine hates motor oil

[@stevenllewellyn8906]

Nice video, eh

[@turdpike]

Ya thanks bud