I'm in Australia, common parts for the RVF aren't very common here, let alone the uncommon parts. I've called up every import shop within 2 hours train ride of me and none of them have it, and if they do, they want to charge stupid prices for a little tool.

I found the 1" socket will fit it almost perfectly, so I'll grind that down to almost the right size, then if all 4 points aren't in contact, I'll file them down until it's perfect.

Sockets should be made from pretty hard material, might be a challenge to cut/grind to the correct shape. Might i suggest a 6" length of 1" water pipe, would be easier to work with. For leverage drill two holes in the far end and slide a rod through. Should look something like a T spanner.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HONDA-VFR-400 ... 500wt_1219

Not sure if you have an NC30 or not, but postage says worldwide, so that should do you, see what he'll send it for.

If all else fails, apparently FedEx would ship a 10cmx10cmx10cm 0.2KG package from me to aus for about £20, so if you're desperate I could buy it + ship it you, but the cost would be fairly high for such a small part.

iDemonix wrote:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HONDA-VFR-400 ... 500wt_1219

Not sure if you have an NC30 or not, but postage says worldwide, so that should do you, see what he'll send it for.

If all else fails, apparently FedEx would ship a 10cmx10cmx10cm 0.2KG package from me to aus for about £20, so if you're desperate I could buy it + ship it you, but the cost would be fairly high for such a small part.

Cheers for the offer mate. I saw that listing a bit earlier, but I need to get the bike fixed as soon as possible as it's my daily, and right now I'm relying on pathetic, unreliable public transport to get me around. I've got an old socket that I'm going to butcher tomorrow and I'll neaten it up with a file if it's not right, but it should do the job.

It's only 85Nm, I've undone tighter things. I'm just hoping it's the diaphragm springs that are the problem, because if not, then I'm lost for ideas.

Hey Josh,

I have the Honda tool if you want to come and borrow it.

^Whaaaaaattttt!

Aww man could have told me earlier! Haha. :D

I've just butchered an old socket, so I'll see if it works, otherwise I'll catch the train up to yours tonight or tomorrow and grab it off you if that's all right? I'll pm you in case you don't read this.

The butchered socket fit perfectly. I was undoing the nut but it was not getting any easier to undo, even though I could move the diaphragm springs around inside.

I finally got the nut off, and the thread on the input shaft had been stripped from about 2mm from the end to half way down.

WHAT. THE. FUCK. DO. I. DO. NOW?!?!

It explains why the clutch has failed, loss on tension on the diaphragm springs. Unfortunately the only solution I can see is to replace the shaft.

Is it possible to do a similar thing to tapping a thread? Instead of doing an internal thread, can you do an external thread?

That input shaft costs over $200 I'm pretty sure, and requires the engine to be stripped down.

Gearbox input shafts are normally hardened material, are you sure the shaft thread is stripped and not the nut. The "stripped" thread on the input shaft might be from the nut.