Okay, so I'm working on a friend's Bullet Standard 350 cast iron and on opening the primary cover, found a lot of side to side play from the clutch.
Tightening the centre nut didn't help much and so I went on to get the entire clutch case off the bike. The nut on the primary sprocket was found to be loose, and on tightening it, the play has reduced.
However, the clutch bell itself still has a lot of play when mounted on the centre. On removing the retainer clip, it was found that the centre race, on which the balls roll, was devoid of much visible wear - just some dark marking but absolutely no ridges.
My manuals don't say anything about this and my older Brit bikes don't exhibit this much play anyway. My question is if this play is normal and if so, then how much is too much.
Thanks in advance!