Clutch Plate Replacement

[Robertchanger]

My Venox rattles while in third gear so I skip it and go directly to fourth.  Previous owner has been doing this for several years and runs okay he says. 

Question is: should I be worried about other effects?  I am thinking I need to replace the third gear friction plate - are other brand clutch plates (like a honda rebel) compatible with the Venox transmission?

[hypophthalmus]

Not familiar with the Venox particularly, but shouldn't all the gears use the same plates?

Besides sounding terribly inconvenient, the things I would watch for is avoiding lugging the engine and extra clutch wear by having to stay on the clutch for longer. Otherwise, it doesn't care what gear you're in.

[star667]

The gears are not plates that is the clutch assembly you are talking about and they would be the same for all the gears I think you might have an issue with 3rd gear only

[Robertchanger]

So by gear assembly you mean the gear cam stopper and spindle?  Wouldn't that effect all the gears and not just the third gear?