1. Remove the clutch release bearing (see "Replacing the clutch release bearing").
2. Carefully pry up the rubber protective cover 1 with a screwdriver and remove it from the clutch release fork lever 2. Replace the protective cover if it is torn or has lost its elasticity.
3. Using pliers to squeeze the retainer tabs from the inside of the clutch housing and a screwdriver to pry it from the outside, remove the plastic bushing of the fork axle. Replace the plastic fork axle bushing if it is badly worn or the detent tabs are damaged.
4. Raise the fork, remove its axle from the bushing pressed into the clutch housing, and remove the fork, removing the axle and then the lever from the holes in the clutch housing.
5. Remove the spring clip from the fork by squeezing its ends. Replace a broken or loose spring retainer.
6. Replace the clutch release fork if the lever 1 of the fork is bent or cracked or the tabs 2 of the fork are badly worn at the points of contact with the bearing sleeve.
7. Press out the worn metal bushing, then press in the new one until it stops.
8. Before installing the fork, lubricate the metal and plastic bushings with consistent grease.
9. Install the clutch release fork in the reverse order of removal. Make sure that the protrusion on the plastic sleeve fits into the groove on the clutch housing, and that its petals securely fix the sleeve in the housing from falling out.