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You don't need the tool to assemble your clutch. Use a small pry bar to hold the clutch plate ensuring that you can slid the push rod in and out easily. Then evenly tighten the four bolts on the clutch plate to the recommended torque


Yea, that's what I've been doing and wondering why I need some expensive tool. Whether you are coming apart or going back together, if you aren't binding the center pilot/push rod, carry on. Just strive to keep the bolts under an even load and adjust if necessary if the rod starts to bind. I also use rigging (nylon straps and an overhead hoist, motor puller, whatev) to lean the bike over to the right as much as possible, whenever I have the left side case off, makes any/all the tasks involved in there easier for me, anyway.