Does any one knows how to ajuste the clutch cable on a Street Bob 2018 ... My clutch cable as about 1 inch of free play. The cable is not the same at all as my 2016 Iron 883. It as a reg plastic cover and have no clue on how to ajust it. Thats for the help

 

There are no adjustments for the 17s or 18s there self adjusting HD did away with the adjustment. There hydraulic now just have to get use to them. There are some after market kits you can purchase that allow a adjustment but there costly.

 

Softtail models have a cable

 

Sorry ... No hydraulic on mine ... still a cable but no screws to ajust ??? The cable is in a RED plastic casing with a spring inside .

 

Yes it's a Softail Street Bob 2018

 

Go and look at the Softail forum - someone posted a "how to" on clutch adjustment recently.....

 

Is here the answer : The clutch cable is supposed to be an automatic adjustment now. You pop the red clip
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out... make your adjustment behind the derby cover like normal... and then pop the red clip back in.

Thanks

 

Sorry to hijack op,
Ok.. adjustment sussed..

does anyone know how to completely removen it?

im in the process of extending the clutch cable.. just ordered the part today.

thaaaanks!

 

no worries, figured it out
just in case if anyone else is wondering.. following is how you do it. apologies for the wrong terminologies in advance.

1. undo the leaver from the handle bar.
2. pull cable slightly and un-hook from the lever.
3. pull white plastic cylinder from the lever and free the top of clutch cable
4. lift up the cover for the self adjusting bit (you will see yellow internal with red button.)
5. gently push the red button out from the back of the botton.
6. lift up the little brass tab upwards from the inside of the yellow internal bit..
7. gently crack and separate top of yellow bit (its made out of 2 pieces)
8. you will be able to push the cable down and un-hook 2 cables away from each other.

Hope this makes sense and is helpful for someone out there

 

Beware !
The yellow housing is actually two pcs. The (taller) lower section is thin and flimsy where the two pcs. join.
Sure enough mine was cracked from the showroom but cable still working. Since I was changing handlebars I replaced the upper cable with a longer one.
The yellow connector is included with 2018 HD upper clutch cables.
The new modular upper clutch cable with compensating spring is clever but the plastic connector won't stand the test of time in my opinion.