Clutch cable snapped!!!
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Clutch cable snapped!!!
My clutch cable snapped on the way home from work last night while waiting at a light.
Now I can see how actually using your kill switch on a regular basis would come in handy. If I were down shifting, coming to a stop and it snapped, I would have had to kill it coming to a stop. (instant reflex - VS - fumbling to kill it).
Anyway, Im looking at my service manual. Just so I understand this correctly. I'm draining the fluids, removing the whole cover on the left side?
I'm looking at "Ronnies"... Clutch cable is around 79.00. J&P anywhere from 29.-79, Ebay 20. and up. Should I be replacing anything else while I'm there? Does anyone know the stock measurement of the cable for my bike?
Never done it before but can't be that ****ing hard.
1980 Sportster XLH 1000
Thanks. Nick
Now I can see how actually using your kill switch on a regular basis would come in handy. If I were down shifting, coming to a stop and it snapped, I would have had to kill it coming to a stop. (instant reflex - VS - fumbling to kill it).
Anyway, Im looking at my service manual. Just so I understand this correctly. I'm draining the fluids, removing the whole cover on the left side?
I'm looking at "Ronnies"... Clutch cable is around 79.00. J&P anywhere from 29.-79, Ebay 20. and up. Should I be replacing anything else while I'm there? Does anyone know the stock measurement of the cable for my bike?
Never done it before but can't be that ****ing hard.
1980 Sportster XLH 1000
Thanks. Nick
Last edited by marine_hm@hotmail.com; Jul 6, 2012 at 10:26 PM.
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hey there chief (I assume you were a chief cause of your default picture) where did your cable pop from the lever on top or from the clutch side cause it is pretty damn easy to fix it happened to me when once on the lever side. changed it in about 15 mins once i got the right cable
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Almost looked like the cable pulled out of the ball on the clutch lever side. I couldn't tell you at the moment. I left it at the gas station, will pick it up in the morning.
15 minutes? I was thinking closer to 45+ minutes
Looking back at "Ronnies", (46-3/4) That must be overall length?
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15 minutes? I was thinking closer to 45+ minutes
Looking back at "Ronnies", (46-3/4) That must be overall length?
Yup. Retired HMC/3MC
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That happened to my sisters Sturgis 3 weeks ago. I pushed her in neutral so she could drop it into 2nd and go. We rode 50 miles home running every stop light & sign. She did one hell of a nice job shifting without her clutch.
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I found a small piece of metal when I removed the primary cover, and a brass washer. Both pieces fell out as I was removing the cover. Then there's what looked like a paper ring gasket resembling a washer for one of the posts that pass through the primary cover. I'm guessing that's the "shifter post".
Anyone with a 1979-85 service manual for Sportster XL/XR 1000cc 4 speed.... Page 6-10 would the brass washer be part number 10 in figure 6-5?
Why would my primary oil be caramel color? Water? I see what looks like tiny cracks in the cover. Is that an easy fix or should I be looking for a new primary cover? Kind of mad Indy didn't suggest new gasket. He didn't offer up the oil either. That was just an after thought I had as I was paying for the clutch cable.
Anyone with a 1979-85 service manual for Sportster XL/XR 1000cc 4 speed.... Page 6-10 would the brass washer be part number 10 in figure 6-5?
Why would my primary oil be caramel color? Water? I see what looks like tiny cracks in the cover. Is that an easy fix or should I be looking for a new primary cover? Kind of mad Indy didn't suggest new gasket. He didn't offer up the oil either. That was just an after thought I had as I was paying for the clutch cable.
Last edited by marine_hm@hotmail.com; Jul 7, 2012 at 09:37 PM.