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my bottom line is after taking lots of cr's apart is this: If your prime purpose for disassembling the clutch basket further is to retrieve that lifter rod, I predict a real disappointment when the entire clutch assembly is removed as I can't see how you will increase ANY access to the rod. My advice is to reinstall the lifter crank and see if you can push the rod back to the installed arm in the ignition cavity and move it back and forth by using the lever and pushing the rod back with another rod, punch, phillips head etc. You can easily repair those cranks buy building the metal back up via brazing or welding and filing to fit. You lose a lot of angle and leverage when those wear. If you can get the rod to move I would lay it over and use your favorite spray rust buster to try to get it to move easily. I would not be afraid to add ball bearings or bb's etc on the ignition side and use that as a spacer(s) to move the lifter rod further out for removal. Of course if you can get satisfactory free movement the need to take it out may be over anyway.

<blockquote data-quote="ossagp" data-source="post: 216101" data-attributes="member: 1650"><p>my bottom line is after taking lots of cr's apart is this:&nbsp; If your prime purpose for disassembling the clutch basket further is to retrieve that lifter rod,&nbsp; I predict a real disappointment when the entire clutch assembly is removed as I can't see how you will increase ANY access to the rod.&nbsp; My advice is to reinstall the lifter crank and see if you can push the rod back to the installed arm in the ignition cavity and move it back and forth by using the lever and pushing the rod back with another rod, punch,&nbsp; phillips head etc.&nbsp; You can easily repair those cranks buy building the metal back up via brazing or welding and filing to fit.&nbsp;&nbsp; You lose a lot of angle and leverage when those wear.&nbsp; If you can get the rod to move I would lay it over and use your favorite spray rust buster to try to get it to move easily.&nbsp; I would not be afraid to add ball bearings or bb's etc on the ignition side and use that as a spacer(s) to move the lifter rod further out for removal.&nbsp; Of course if you can get satisfactory free movement the need to take it out may be over anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="ossagp, post: 216101, member: 1650"] my bottom line is after taking lots of cr's apart is this: If your prime purpose for disassembling the clutch basket further is to retrieve that lifter rod, I predict a real disappointment when the entire clutch assembly is removed as I can't see how you will increase ANY access to the rod. My advice is to reinstall the lifter crank and see if you can push the rod back to the installed arm in the ignition cavity and move it back and forth by using the lever and pushing the rod back with another rod, punch, phillips head etc. You can easily repair those cranks buy building the metal back up via brazing or welding and filing to fit. You lose a lot of angle and leverage when those wear. If you can get the rod to move I would lay it over and use your favorite spray rust buster to try to get it to move easily. I would not be afraid to add ball bearings or bb's etc on the ignition side and use that as a spacer(s) to move the lifter rod further out for removal. Of course if you can get satisfactory free movement the need to take it out may be over anyway. [/QUOTE]

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