Adjusting the clutch cable: Difference between revisions

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[[Category:Clutch & Transmission]]

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====Adjustment====

The cable is adjusted by checking the amount of freeplay at the clutch lever. Free play is the amount that the lever moves before it actually starts putting any pressure on the cable.

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====Cable breakage====

The clutch cable tends to break more often than many people think it should, usually right here:

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Since dealers quite often don't have these in stock, you might want to get a spare cable and zip-tie it to the current one. Should your cable break, it is just a matter of hooking up both ends and you are on your way home. That or [[Can I ride my bike home if the clutch cable breaks?|shifting clutchless]] for the rest of your ride.

~~'''~~Alternative adjustment method~~'''~~

====Alternative adjustment method====

Wes doesn't measure the free play distance, but likes it to engage when the lever is about 1 inch away from the handlebar. That way there is enough movement that the bike doesn't creep forward when the lever is pulled all the way in, but it moves when the lever is released. He does it that way to try to prevent fatigue in his clutch hand. It doesn't seem to cause excessive wear on the clutch plates.

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 [[Category:Clutch & Transmission]]
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+====Adjustment====
 The cable is adjusted by checking the amount of freeplay at the clutch lever. Free play is the amount that the lever moves before it actually starts putting any pressure on the cable.
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 [[Image:24locktite.jpg|170px]]
+====Cable breakage====
+The clutch cable tends to break more often than many people think it should, usually right here:
+[[image:Fray2w.jpg|150px]]
+Since dealers quite often don't have these in stock, you might want to get a spare cable and zip-tie it to the current one. Should your cable break, it is just a matter of hooking up both ends and you are on your way home. That or [[Can I ride my bike home if the clutch cable breaks?|shifting clutchless]] for the rest of your ride.
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+====Alternative adjustment method====
 Wes doesn't measure the free play distance, but likes it to engage when the lever is about 1 inch away from the handlebar. That way there is enough movement that the bike doesn't creep forward when the lever is pulled all the way in, but it moves when the lever is released. He does it that way to try to prevent fatigue in his clutch hand. It doesn't seem to cause excessive wear on the clutch plates.