[61ford]

finally got to tear in to figure out what my problem was i had an engine vibration and a loud racket sounded like a chain and faster you went louder it got checked my timing chain and its tight and a 4wheeler shop told me could be clutches wearing out and i did find some clutch material so now im trying to get my clutch out and looks like i need a special tool?anyone know

 

[Fourtrax]

You should be able to get them off without a puller. I recently replaced both of mine and they both slid right off. Remove the lock nuts and if you need to tap on it with a hammer and it should come off. Helmut or Shadetree will probably chime in with better info but If I remember right the Centrifugal clutch lock nut is reverse threads!

 

[Helmut]

I don't know how I missed this post yesterday. But, like Fourtrax said, the centrifugal clutch has left hand threads, so turn it clockwise to loosen. The centrifugal clutch is pressed on, but I've took a lot of them off over the years and I've never had to have a puller. Sometimes they are easy to get off and sometimes they are a little harder to get off. Sometimes, I have to use both hands and pull very hard to get them off. I usually give the side of the clutch a little rap with a hammer to jar it before trying to pull it off. Don't hit it hard enough to damage anything, just a quick rap to jar it. If for some reason you still can't get it off, you may have to get a puller.

For the other clutch, you won't need to remove the nut, looks like you've got the clutches ready to come out as soon as you get the centrifugal clutch off.

 

[61ford]

alright thanks for that good info ill see if i cant get em off sat

 

[61ford]

i tried what you all said to no avail idk why it wont come off.i did a search for "1996 honda fourtrax 300 clutch removal tool" and got nothing.ANyone got any ideals we tried a steering wheel puller and it wouldnt rap around the clutch enough to grab it. Id really like to get this aggravating thing fixed so it can go up for sale!

 

[shadetree]

first...did you get the nut off ??..second..like helmut said..with a sharp blow or two..or three..lol..the centrifugal clutch will come off..it's just pressed on..some of them can be a pain to remove...but..if you talk to it just right ( smacking the crap out of it works wonders )..lmfao..it will come off.

 

[Helmut]

I've never had to use a puller on the clutch, but in the service manual, Honda lists the part #07933-HB3000A for the clutch puller tool.

 

[61ford]

yea nuts are off both of them and it aint budging this thing has been aggravating since i bought it i had it 2 months and it tore up now it has sat torn up since july 4th.ill run that part number and see if i find the tool if not i think ill button it back up and let it be someone elses headache and go get me a new one

 

[jeffnott]

i got the puller and believe me it takes the stress out of it. screw it on then turn with wrench it will pop rite off

 

[61ford]

jeffnut where did u get it at?

 

[Helmut]

I bet this puller would work. It says it's for the 450 and 500 Foreman, but I bet it will work on the Fourtrax 300, too, as long as the piece that it screws on is the same size threads.

 

[jeffnott]

called the honda dealer i deal with and told them what i wanted and he ordered it for me

 

[61ford]

Honda Clutch Puller - ATV Parts Hub

see if that is what you got. i ran the number and thats what came up.according to the description sounds like it is and ill get it ordered

 

[Helmut]

Honda Clutch Puller - ATV Parts Hub

see if that is what you got. i ran the number and thats what came up.according to the description sounds like it is and ill get it ordered

I believe that will work. I can't see any threads in the end of the puller on the inside, but they're probably there. They're real fine threads.

 

[jeffnott]

that ones better than mine i mite have to try that one out

 

[61ford]

cool ill get it and ull hear from me in a few days! thanks

 

[shadetree]

i got news for ya'll..those clutch pullers won't work on the centrifugal clutches..it takes a two-jaw type of puller the pull this clutch off the crank..it does not have internal threads..it takes a puller that has jaws that go on the outside of the clutch housing..and uses a long threaded bolt to push on the end of the crank..those pic's that ya'll linked will not work on the centrifugal clutch housing..not from what i've worked on anyway.

 

[Helmut]

i got news for ya'll..those clutch pullers won't work on the centrifugal clutches..it takes a two-jaw type of puller the pull this clutch off the crank..it does not have internal threads..it takes a puller that has jaws that go on the outside of the clutch housing..and uses a long threaded bolt to push on the end of the crank..those pic's that ya'll linked will not work on the centrifugal clutch housing..not from what i've worked on anyway.

Yes, that puller will work, Shadetree. The clutch has fine threads on the outside of the hub where the shaft comes through. The yellow arrow, in the picture below, points to where the threads are. I just went out to my garage and looked at one that came off a Fourtrax 300 to make sure.

 

[shadetree]

i got news for ya'll..those clutch pullers won't work on the centrifugal clutches..it takes a two-jaw type of puller the pull this clutch off the crank..it does not have internal threads..it takes a puller that has jaws that go on the outside of the clutch housing..and uses a long threaded bolt to push on the end of the crank..those pic's that ya'll linked will not work on the centrifugal clutch housing..not from what i've worked on anyway.

Yes, that puller will work, Shadetree. The clutch has fine threads on the outside of the hub where the shaft comes through. The yellow arrow, in the picture below, points to where the threads are. I just went out to my garage and looked at one that came off a Fourtrax 300 to make sure.

well..i can't say about the crank not having threads..it may have..i don't have one sitting in front of me right now..question is..does the clutch have threads on it ??..if not..what is that puller gonna grab onto ?..i know i'm old an all..butttt..the last time i looked at a centrifugal clutch housing..it did not have internal..or exteranl threads to screw anything onto..soo.unless i'm mistakin ( happends all the time.lol )..i still don't see what or how that puller is gonna grab onto the clutch ?..edit: nm..i looked it up in some of my manuals..and sure enough.there is threads on the centrfugal clutch..i stand corrected..what else is new !..lol.

 

[Helmut]

No, it doesn't have threads on the crank, it has threads on the outside of that hub on the clutch where the yellow arrow is pointing to. It is real fine threads and they are hard to see, but they're there. They're right where the tip of that yellow arrow is touching.