Ask The Editors: Yamaha YTM 175 Transmission Reassembly
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Dear ATVC: I recently picked up a 1983 Yamaha YTM 175 and got it running only to seize it up. So I rebuilt the top end and got it running but something in the clutch cover was sounding horrible so I took it apart again. Can anyone tell me what this piece is and where it goes in the clutch assembly?
What you see there is your clutch’s inner circlip (#15 on this diagram):
Speaking of, this is the diagram you’re going to want to use to get the clutch reassembled properly. Here is the direct link so that you can magnify it as needed.
