Up Until Now
#1
10-20-2012 | 02:13 PM
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From: Orange County Texas
Up Until Now
Up Until Now.
Up until now I have trusted my Dealer for much of my work. A month ago I took it in for the recall for the rear brake light sender and the called and said my inner primary gasket was leaking and need to be replaced. I said no problem I have the extended warranty, take care of it.
Well since I picked it up I notice that my clutch just doesn't feel right. Last week the clutch lever totally let go. (Lever to the Grip) I just knew I had a cable let go. So I pulled the transmission cover and the cable was intact. Put it all back together and adjust and it seemed somewhat OK.
Then when I pull the clutch in the last 1/2 of pull before it hit the grip it would bind an popping noise was coming from the transmission cover.
Looked up adjusting the clutch on the u-tube and watch the video. no problem, this looks easy.
Back all the way off the clutch cable adjustment. Pulled the derby cover. Before I broke the lock nut loose I measured how many thread were showing. Broke the lock nut loose, backed off the Allen Screw and reset and locked it down. I measured the shaft and I screwed the Allen Screw in apx 5 threads from where it was.
Re adjusted the clutch cable. Prior to the adjustment the clutch cable was adjust out about one and a quarter inches of threads. Adjusting the cable now and I have only about 3/8 of threads.
Clutch now is working the way it should.
I guess I'll be doing all my own work now!
Up until now I have trusted my Dealer for much of my work. A month ago I took it in for the recall for the rear brake light sender and the called and said my inner primary gasket was leaking and need to be replaced. I said no problem I have the extended warranty, take care of it.
Well since I picked it up I notice that my clutch just doesn't feel right. Last week the clutch lever totally let go. (Lever to the Grip) I just knew I had a cable let go. So I pulled the transmission cover and the cable was intact. Put it all back together and adjust and it seemed somewhat OK.
Then when I pull the clutch in the last 1/2 of pull before it hit the grip it would bind an popping noise was coming from the transmission cover.
Looked up adjusting the clutch on the u-tube and watch the video. no problem, this looks easy.
Back all the way off the clutch cable adjustment. Pulled the derby cover. Before I broke the lock nut loose I measured how many thread were showing. Broke the lock nut loose, backed off the Allen Screw and reset and locked it down. I measured the shaft and I screwed the Allen Screw in apx 5 threads from where it was.
Re adjusted the clutch cable. Prior to the adjustment the clutch cable was adjust out about one and a quarter inches of threads. Adjusting the cable now and I have only about 3/8 of threads.
Clutch now is working the way it should.
I guess I'll be doing all my own work now!
#3
10-20-2012 | 02:35 PM
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 944
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From: Ct
Its amazing with a manual and some patience how much you can do to your own bike.
Its not even about the money either it is about pride of ownership and knowing the job was done right.
I love working on my bikes, it is very rewarding, especially when you get stuck, come on here and post, get some good input you hadnt considered, go back and it works, nothing better than finding your bike wont start and two hours later riding after you and your online friends fixed it.
The dealership when it gets beyond your comfort zone but brakes, cables, bars, adjustments, fluids, gaskets, etc.. no reason not to do it yourself and learn a little about your bike, also comes in real handy when your on the road and you have an issue, instead of thinking ****, where an I going to find a dealership on sunday in east bumf*ck? never mind got my book, and tools, off I go.
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Its not even about the money either it is about pride of ownership and knowing the job was done right.
I love working on my bikes, it is very rewarding, especially when you get stuck, come on here and post, get some good input you hadnt considered, go back and it works, nothing better than finding your bike wont start and two hours later riding after you and your online friends fixed it.
The dealership when it gets beyond your comfort zone but brakes, cables, bars, adjustments, fluids, gaskets, etc.. no reason not to do it yourself and learn a little about your bike, also comes in real handy when your on the road and you have an issue, instead of thinking ****, where an I going to find a dealership on sunday in east bumf*ck? never mind got my book, and tools, off I go.
Lump
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