To accomplish much inside the steering clutch compartment, the seat tank needs to come off or at least up. Make sure it's secure if working under it! The steering booster in the center does not need to come off unless you want to reseal it while the seat is off. The drive input on the bottom is the seal that leaks the oil the worst. It typically just "disappears" into the bevel gear/transmission oil.
Brake bands can rust through at the bottom if there's water left inside the compartments.
I think if there's a section of brake friction lining broken loose, it should be pretty obvious once you get where you can see in there. Might find it with a wire poked up through the drain hole? How about an inspection camera? That could allow you to look around in there without removing anything more than the one small cover.
Do you have a parts book or service manual? The bands are made in sections so they are easier to remove and reinstall.
You don't need to pull the fuel tank off.The brake bands are in sections that you unbolt.Find a serviceman repair manual and it will tell you how.
PDF for brake removal from SM:
Well it didn't work- two page PDF file is over 1 Meg- too big for upload. Send me your email addr and I can email file to you. I'm online intermittantly but will check later today.
Daron ddustin at verizon com
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