Ok so I actually got a chance to do what you guys had suggested for removal of variator and plate before I left town, but when I took the variator off all I found was a gear pressed on the shaft behind the variator and no plate behind it. This is a 2004 dazon 150r single seater could this be a different variation of the gy6? its starting to look more and more like its gonna have to be split to get it done!