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Not sure what changed on my clutch

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wymple

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Broke the clutch cable on my 81 850G. All I did was install a new one, no adjustments down below, a little freeplay, same as before, at the trans end lever and same as before at the handlebar lever. Now it's difficult to get neutral with the engine running. The clutch is not dragging that I can tell, as I can pull the clutch lever and push the bike around in gear, running or not. Before I get into the system from scratch, is there something I might have done to cause this? I only replaced the cable itself. Thanks
 
Did you accidentally raise the idle while you were installing the new cable? High idle can sometimes hinder finding neutral.

If not, then try and tighten the clutch cable a bit and see if that helps.
 
Did you take off the clutch release arm #29? If so, maybe it's in the wrong position on the splines of the pinion release #25 limiting travel.
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gsrick said:
Did you take off the clutch release arm #29? If so, maybe it's in the wrong position on the splines of the pinion release #25 limiting travel.
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The cable breaking allowed the arm to swing to new position- you must reposition clutch arm on pivot shaft so you can have about 1/4 inch play before you feel clutch start releasing. Then you fiddle with slack at handlebar.
 
You could just read the manual on how to adjust the clutch cable.
Old cable would be stretched a bit no doubt.
 
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