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Would you cut that piece off before it breaks and falls behind the chain cover?

Cracked tiny bit of Magneto Cover where it meets the Clutch Release Cylinder

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I think I cracked tiny bit of Magneto Cover where it meets the Clutch Release Cylinder.

I was working to replace the chain and doing the job outside. Had some troubles, and a easy 1-1.5 hr job went into three hours and it got dark. I fit the cylinder with the spacer, then took it out to check for debris on the rubber boot. Got to thinking about something else and missed putting the spacer back (shown in picture behind the Sprocket Cover). Then using the torque wrench, I heard a funny noise. I said to myself, "Was that a click?" "That doesn't sound like a click..." FRACK.

When my dentist tries to convince me I need a filling, he takes the end of a tool and bangs it into my tooth--does that hurt? I did a Tap test and that piece sounds a bit dull. It doesn't ring.


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It's certainly possible that piece will remain there forever. Just don't know. Guess I'd have to be there for a more informed decision.
Guess I'd have to be there for a more informed decision.
Of course, but that's not a fun thought experiment. It seems this is a strange bit of part design/manufacturing. Why is this part this way? What purpose does this serve? Do I need it; Can I do without it? Is there a downside of it breaking during operation? So, I offer the question and ask you take the story at the given conditions: there was a snapping noise and now there is a hairline in this dorky little nubbin in the part. Then you have this choice: Leave it to maybe fall off/never fall off. Or, just take it off.

But if those questions are not interesting to you, then post is just a cautionary tale, and an example of what this mistake looks like when it happens.
leave it alone. if it really comes off it will just sit behind the sprocket cover or fall out.
Should be OK. This bit is probably a hang over from when TL1000s had a cable actuated clutch. The DL is based on the TL.
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