HONDA 400EX

i was riding along and my clutch handle went limp. i checked the clutch line all the way back to the engine and it was still doing its job to that extent. so i figured it came loose somewhere inside the engine compartment. of coarse i take out all the screws to the side in which the clutch line runs into the engine, but i cant take of the cover (or what i think is a cover) to get to the clutch problem. here are some pics of my situation and commentary.

here i am showing what screws i removed,1 or 2 are not shown i believe.
and i am also showing how the clutch turning thingie still goes back and forth, its just so loose and will not disengage the clutch.
http://home.satx.rr.com/ehickey/spam1.jpg

here i am showing what i think is the "cover" that needs to be removed. am i not really looking at a cover? am i not "pulling" on the cover hard enough to remove it, or what?
http://home.satx.rr.com/ehickey/spam2.jpg

any help you guys can give me i would be extremely grateful for. i am new to working on engines but i am quick and i would like to do this work by myself due to money issues. sorry for the image size. thank you.

HONDA 400EX

 

is there no one that can help me?
if there are any sites that can help me out with the schematics or ANYTHING, plz link me, im completely lost!!!!

 

If its anything like my 300 was, you will need to find the lip of the cover (near the top of the cover)
use a long flat tip screwdriver and a small hammer, and gently give it a few taps to break the gasket seal.
hope this helps

peace scaboy

 

thank you, so i guess i was not giving enough effort.
/enter relief

 

Tap it with a soft rubber mallet and be patient.

 

Let us know how it goes. I'd like to learn what is going on in there too. Maybe you can do another cool picture of it open.

 

i still cant get the cover plate off. do i need to remove the clutch bell?(or at least that is what i think its called) ya know the clutch lever that goes into the engine.
i tapped on a edge of the cover after removing the bolts with a flat head and a rubber mallet softly and it still wont remove=[
any more suggestions? thanks for all the help btw guys!

 

Odds are that you have a really good silicone seal existing between the two parts. After verifying that every bolt is out, take your rubber mallet and smack the case cover retty good. A good place to hit it looks to be right near the mating surface on the front edge of (I believe it is your oil filter location). The case will be pretty strong here due to there being aluminum completely encompasing the bolt hole. A couple of hard whacks here should pop it off.

Hope this helps.

 

its been a while since ive been on so....
but dont i have to remove the clutch arm sticking out of the engine case? or will it remove with the cover?? that is my main concern. i dont want to break it if i take the cover off with it on when i should not. thanks agian guys for the suggestions.

 

maybe u can help me with waht u think my prob sounds like as well?
with it completely going limp and all???
thank you so much!