Clutch cable routing

[y2kflhr]

Originally Posted by MegaGlide

Wait..... did they change the clutch hub on the new ones? Is my damned arm now obsolete?!?

your gonna need a new arm....

[Geezer-Glide]

Originally Posted by MegaGlide

A regular box end will hit and won't go all the way down on the nut.

I hate it when the wench won't go down on your nut................

[y2kflhr]

Originally Posted by Geezer-Glide

I hate it when the wench won't go down on your nut................

don't have that problem meself....

[MegaGlide]

Yeah. What the hell is Steve talkin' about?
Does that happen to some guys?

[Bone Stockman]

I dunno. The word "no" is never heard in my bedroom.

[MegaGlide]

Hey, I keep forgettin' that they changed the frame on the new ones.
On the previous ones they pinched the cable. Not sure about the new frame.

[Bone Stockman]

I've got to go to a dealer tomorrow to get a new cable. I'll take some pictures of how it's run while I'm there. Maybe wander into the shop to see if they've got the fairing off of anything.

[Ancient Iron]

What is all this poppycock about box end wrenches?

[Bone Stockman]

Now that's pretty slick.

[Ancient Iron]

Airplane building. We have bolts that the head can't be held or turned so they have an Allen socket in the threaded end so you can hold them and tighten the nut.

[MegaGlide]

Originally Posted by Ancient Iron

Airplane building. We have bolts that the head can't be held or turned so they have an Allen socket in the threaded end so you can hold them and tighten the nut.

And I bet you have a nice assortment of pipe of different diameters to fit over the short arm of the allen wrenches when some force is required.
I know I do.

[Scabbydoo]

Originally Posted by '05Train

It's times like these that make me say the same thing....

Geeeee, that's funny. Seems I remember you saying exactly that at Thanksgivingpalooza

[Ancient Iron]

Originally Posted by MegaGlide

And I bet you have a nice assortment of pipe of different diameters to fit over the short arm of the allen wrenches when some force is required.
I know I do.

Yes sir. Or sometimes just vice grips.

[Infidel!]

I generally stick a 3/8" allen wrench in the hole to keep the clutch hub from turning. The pressure plate bolts catch on the allen and you can get all the leverage you need with an offset box wrench.

You're having some of the same problems I had on my last bike. I followed Wild 1's suggestion and got a 4" over cable too. I could never get my clutch right again after that. I'll be interested to see if a shorter cable remedies the situation.

[MegaGlide]

Originally Posted by txhawg

I generally stick a 3/8" allen wrench in the hole to keep the clutch hub from turning. The pressure plate bolts catch on the allen and you can get all the leverage you need with an offset box wrench.

You're having some of the same problems I had on my last bike. I followed Wild 1's suggestion and got a 4" over cable too. I could never get my clutch right again after that. I'll be interested to see if a shorter cable remedies the situation.

3/8" Allen?
You got a clutch from a Buick in there?