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lube clutch cable
Well, I lubed the clutch cable and the lever/pin (think I did it right per the manual and this wonderful site) but just a quick couple of ?'s on some things I did.
1) I spun the lock nut as far as I thought it would go (up to the edge of the housing) and then turned the adjuster up to that. By doing that I still had to finagle the damn cable and lever to get the lever out. Is this normal or does the locking nut spin up farther and push the housing up more to give even more slack?
2) I used snap ring pliers and when I reinstalled the c-clip it seemed like it was a little deformed and too loose so I bought some extra 7/16 rings at the hardware store because they looked like the correct size when matched against the deformed one. Should I have reinstalled it using the pliers or should I have attempted to "snap" it from the side by pushing it against the clevis pin, or should I hold it on top of the clevis pin and gently work it down into the groove with the pliers?
I readjusted the cable to 1/16" at the lever and hope all is good because I don't remember what it felt like before I did it, but it feels very easy now...maybe paranoia or maybe I did it right and that is what the lubed cable and lever feel like[
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1) I spun the lock nut as far as I thought it would go (up to the edge of the housing) and then turned the adjuster up to that. By doing that I still had to finagle the damn cable and lever to get the lever out. Is this normal or does the locking nut spin up farther and push the housing up more to give even more slack?
2) I used snap ring pliers and when I reinstalled the c-clip it seemed like it was a little deformed and too loose so I bought some extra 7/16 rings at the hardware store because they looked like the correct size when matched against the deformed one. Should I have reinstalled it using the pliers or should I have attempted to "snap" it from the side by pushing it against the clevis pin, or should I hold it on top of the clevis pin and gently work it down into the groove with the pliers?
I readjusted the cable to 1/16" at the lever and hope all is good because I don't remember what it felt like before I did it, but it feels very easy now...maybe paranoia or maybe I did it right and that is what the lubed cable and lever feel like[
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RE: lube clutch cable
If you use a lube with a needle dispenser, after you loosen the clutch adjuster you can remove the two screws holding the whole clutch housing from the handlebars and then you can pour the lube down the cable. I find that much easier than removing the handle from the housing.
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Thanks. I'll try that next time. I managed to get the new c-clip on without deforming it like the one I took off
Now to test ride it and see if I screwed it up!
Now to test ride it and see if I screwed it up!
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RE: lube clutch cable
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Well, I lubed the clutch cable and the lever/pin (think I did it right per the manual and this wonderful site) but just a quick couple of ?'s on some things I did.
1) I spun the lock nut as far as I thought it would go (up to the edge of the housing) and then turned the adjuster up to that. By doing that I still had to finagle the damn cable and lever to get the lever out. Is this normal or does the locking nut spin up farther and push the housing up more to give even more slack?
2) I used snap ring pliers and when I reinstalled the c-clip it seemed like it was a little deformed and too loose so I bought some extra 7/16 rings at the hardware store because they looked like the correct size when matched against the deformed one. Should I have reinstalled it using the pliers or should I have attempted to "snap" it from the side by pushing it against the clevis pin, or should I hold it on top of the clevis pin and gently work it down into the groove with the pliers?
3)I readjusted the cable to 1/16" at the lever and hope all is good because I don't remember what it felt like before I did it, but it feels very easy now...maybe paranoia or maybe I did it right and that is what the lubed cable and lever feel like[]
Well, I lubed the clutch cable and the lever/pin (think I did it right per the manual and this wonderful site) but just a quick couple of ?'s on some things I did.
1) I spun the lock nut as far as I thought it would go (up to the edge of the housing) and then turned the adjuster up to that. By doing that I still had to finagle the damn cable and lever to get the lever out. Is this normal or does the locking nut spin up farther and push the housing up more to give even more slack?
2) I used snap ring pliers and when I reinstalled the c-clip it seemed like it was a little deformed and too loose so I bought some extra 7/16 rings at the hardware store because they looked like the correct size when matched against the deformed one. Should I have reinstalled it using the pliers or should I have attempted to "snap" it from the side by pushing it against the clevis pin, or should I hold it on top of the clevis pin and gently work it down into the groove with the pliers?
3)I readjusted the cable to 1/16" at the lever and hope all is good because I don't remember what it felt like before I did it, but it feels very easy now...maybe paranoia or maybe I did it right and that is what the lubed cable and lever feel like[
]2) Use the plier to remove/install. It doesn't take much to 'tweak' the ring out of shape.
3) If that is the spec you should be fine. Mine is 1/16-1/8 gap. I use a 3/32 allen wrench as a gauge to hit it in the middle. It probably feels easy because you lubed it. Had it been done before? I use this stuff call PJ1, works great.
Normally, I do all this when I adjust the clutch, which is every 5000-7500 miles during one of the routine fluid changes intervals.
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