I have been hearing some knocking sounds in my motor. So after a lot of reading on this great forum, I took apart the clutch. I expected to see some lateral play in the inner hub bearing. No big deal. What I didn't expect to find is that the rivets that hold the flywheel to the back of the clutch hub have loosened up, showing a significant amount of play in my clutch basket. I've been working on quads and dirt bikes for many years and I know enough to realize that this is not normal... LOL! My real question is, if I run the motor without the clutch and basket assembly installed can I damage anything? (ie, lack of lube somewhere?) I just want to verify that my noise is coming from my clutch basket. I want to put everything back together and run the motor without the clutch basket. Also, has someone in the aftermarket world made a bullet proof clutch basket? I did look on Ebay for a used one and when I spoke to the seller and explained to him my problem, he inspected his part and found the same problem that I have with mine. Is this a common problem????:thanks: