Clutch cable replacement

[Trippy]

B@stard b@stard b@stard - good job I decided to take the bike out again before friday, just jumped on it and pulled in the lever and the cable snapped. Part ordered ( I love them boys at Motobins )
I can see both ends and it looks reasonably easy, do I need to take the tank off to replace it or will it wangle through?

 

[Tarka]

You could try and 'wangle it through'...but it`ll probably take longer than removing the tank in the end,and it probably won`t be routed quite right.


Not having much luck lately,are you ??

It all started when you picked up the spanners.....

 

[Trippy]

Bloody right, I tell you something is trying to stop me getting away on friday.
Oil and filter and diff oil changed ok, sump plate back on ok, punture repair holding up ok ( local place does plug if I decide to get it done fri am ) and hopefully the cable will be the last thing ..... but I doubt it

Hopefully the light bar will turn up later and I can do that tomorrow evening as well when the tanks off.

Cheers for the on going advice

 

[Brian V]

Hi Trippy,
I see from your membership details that you've an 1100, now depending how many miles the bike's covered the following points may be worth a check.
My 1100 broke the first clutch cable at 98,000 miles. I changed the pivot arm at the gearbox 'cos the bearings were stiff, this made not a lot of difference and the cable went again at 110,000'ish. In the end the problem was solved by replacing the complete clutch lever assembly at the handle bar. The clutch lever was moving up and down so much it was twisting the nipple on the end of the cable 'til it broke off.
Hope this helps.
KRBV

 

[xbootie]

Jim

you should be able to pull it thru - if you tape the new end to the old then just pull it thru, just make sure the your ends are taped together securely you dont want it coming apart half way thru

Has my light bar arrived yet ?

 

[Andy Hird]

B@stard b@stard b@stard - good job I decided to take the bike out again before friday, just jumped on it and pulled in the lever and the cable snapped. Part ordered ( I love them boys at Motobins )
I can see both ends and it looks reasonably easy, do I need to take the tank off to replace it or will it wangle through?

I just replaced my clutch cable a couple of weeks ago as it was very stiff. You don't need to take the tank off to replace the cable, just make sure you remember which way it was routed before you removed it. I cut the cable ties and left them dangling so I would no where to attach it again.

Another tip is to hang the cable up before you put it on and to squirt slicicone lubricating spray between the inner and the outer cable until it comes out of the other end. It will be nice and easy to pull in then.

 

[Trippy]

Ta very much, on a second look it seems simple enough and the tank can stay on.

 

[Paul G (BHT)]

Take the tank off and do a propper job

I have a spare clutch cable already running along side the existing one, a 10 minute job to get you back on the road when the original breaks.

Another tip, I have a spare clutch leaver cable tied to the rear footpeg hanger, there's nothing worse than dropping the bike off the side stand and breaking the clutch leaver rendering the bike virtualy unrideable

 

[Steptoe]

. In the end the problem was solved by replacing the complete clutch lever assembly at the handle bar. The clutch lever was moving up and down so much it was twisting the nipple on the end of the cable 'til it broke off.
Hope this helps.
KRBV

The barrel in the lever that holds the nipple also wears oval, so when the lever is pulled, instead of the cable staying at the same angle, it's also pulled around because the barrel doesn't turn .

Another tip is to hang the cable up before you put it on and to squirt slicicone lubricating spray between the inner and the outer cable until it comes out of the other end.

Be carefull of doing this, some cable inners swell up when "lube " is squirted down inside, and end up gripping the cable after a while.

 

[Trippy]

All top tips

Cable should be here in the morning.