It may be the hard way, but my point was to isolate the components. There may even be a problem with the clutch mechanism. If the assembly is removed (easy enough if it's wet, but admittedly a bit of a pain if dry) then it eliminates it from the equation. Don't you think I would've thought about just pulling the lever in? Pulling the lever still leaves rotating components in contact with one-another.

It won't cost anything other than a little time.

Maybe I just prefer to be thorough? I imagine he's already tried to roll the bike with the clutch in. I'm sure most would in these circumstances.
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