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Feb 13, 2020 | 05:30 PM

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Clutch question

My clutch is very hard to squeeze, what is the best way to adjust it to soften it up, I’ve sprayed cable grease already, still a little hard though.

Feb 13, 2020 | 05:35 PM

Mountainkowboy

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how old is the cable? mine got that way just before it broke.

Feb 13, 2020 | 05:57 PM

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I took mine off, hung it up and sprayed carb&choke cleaner down the inside to flush out. Then squirted cable lube down until it came out the other end and let it drain overnight. Smooth as butta.

Feb 14, 2020 | 04:56 AM

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other than lubing the cable as mentioned, the only other way I know to lighten the pull is to install a Burly Easy Pull ...

Feb 14, 2020 | 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Numa Albornoz

My clutch is very hard to squeeze, what is the best way to adjust it to soften it up, I’ve sprayed cable grease already, still a little hard though.

Chuck your old cable in the bin and buy a new one! Once they get to the point of 'needing' lubrication they are past it IMHO. I changed my old Glide's for an H-D Diamondback, although they seem to have been discontinued, but Barnett sell good quality ones. It was so good I removed the Muller easy pull device.

A word to the wise with the various easy pull devices. They work by reducing lift, which on my 1990 bike meant that there was minimum clutch lift, as a result of which finding neutral when in traffic became a pain in the butt. We fitted one to our Dyna TC88 which worked fine, but that had a later clutch with more lift.

Feb 14, 2020 | 12:49 PM

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Been using this product for years with no problems...Mr. Arthritis visits me often in cold weather, so this has been handy.

http://www.clutchlite.de/en_product.html

Feb 14, 2020 | 02:52 PM

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Been using this product for years with no problems...Mr. Arthritis visits me often in cold weather, so this has been handy.

http://www.clutchlite.de/en_product.html

Very Interesting... a simple "ramp" change!!!!
Since My RA visits me wayyyy too often ... and for wayyyy to long.... I am going to look at this!!!!
They are damn sure proud of 'em!!!!!

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Feb 14, 2020 | 03:41 PM

Racepres

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Originally Posted by grbrown

See my reply above - Muller is Clutchlite, beautifully made without doubt (they are German!), however limited for those of us with earlier model Harleys.

I see yer point... and will continue to "shop" I want full "throw" or release of the clutch... so I'll be studying!!!!

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Feb 14, 2020 | 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Racepres

Very Interesting... a simple "ramp" change!!!!
Since My RA visits me wayyyy too often ... and for wayyyy to long.... I am going to look at this!!!!
They are damn sure proud of 'em!!!!!

I go the soft one, and it works really well. Prices have certainly gone up since I bought mine, which was probably 10 years ago. It's well worth it for us Sons of Arthritis club members.