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Old Oct 7, 2011 | 05:21 PM
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So I have been having some issues with my clutch. Every couple of days I have to retighten the cable because it will become impossible to hold in and shift. So I took the cover off today to do a full clutch adjustment and noticed there wasnt a spring! I put a spring on, adjusted it, lubed the heck out of the cable and seems to be working well. However, as i said it takes a couple days after cable adjustment for it to foul up, so I will have to wait and see.

To those that know more than I, does it sound like a missing spring was the culprit or am I in for more clutch issues?
 
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Old Oct 7, 2011 | 05:24 PM
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Could be a throwout bearing too.https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sport...s-tension.html
 
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