Clutch cable change

[ddeboer]

This might seem like a dumb question:

I'm about to change the clutch cable on my'83 GS1100E-never done this before. The job looks straighforward as I'll just follow the path of the existing cable-is there anything I need to be aware of or look out for?

Regards,

Late nights in the garage

[Flyboy]

Should be simple enough, just check, no tight bends, and check that the geometary of the clutch lever down at the engine is correct, lever should be at around 90 degrees to the cable, adjust at the bottom accordingly and set free play to one or two millimeters with the adjuster at the bars on top.
Enjoy your new, feather light, smooth as silk clutch.

[Steve]

Nope, pretty straight-forward. Just turn the adjusters at both ends to give yourself maximum slack, then adjust them back with you install the new cable. Do most of the adjustment at the bottom, then fine-tune at the handle.

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[ddeboer]

Clutch cable

Thankyou Steve.....

[tkent02]

Grease the bearing at the cable end, if it doesn't rotate correctly in the lever the cable will break quickly.

[Pete Logan]

If you can, refer to the manual for the correct cable routing. It is always possible that it is already a replacement, so just following the current routing will not be guaranteed to be correct.