Removal
1. Remove the rider's seat (see page 16-13).
2. Disconnect the battery, negative
3. Slacken the cable locknut and release the adjuster at the clutch cover end to give maximum play in the cable.
4. Release the clutch cable from the actuating arm by pushing the inner cable nipple through the arm and sliding the cable out of the slot. Detach the cable from the bracket.
1. Clutch cable; 2. Adjuster; 3. Inner cable nipple; 4. Actuating arm
5. Align the cable adjuster and lever bracket slots.
6. Pull in the clutch lever and turn the inner cable, anticlockwise through the slots in the adjuster, until the cable can be detached from the lever by pushing downwards.
1. Cable adjuster/lever bracket slots; 2. Cable release point
7. Remove the cable from the motorcycle noting the cable routing.
Inspection
1. Check the inner cable for free movement through the outer cable.
2. Examine the inner cable for frayed strands.
3. Examine the two inner cable nipples for signs of looseness and damage. Replace the cable if necessary.
Assembly
1. Position the cable to the motorcycle using the same routing as noted during removal.
2. Attach the inner cable to the clutch lever and actuating arm using a reversal of the removal process.
3. Refit the outer cable to the adjuster bracket at the clutch end.
Note: Ensure that the two adjuster nuts are positioned one either side of the bracket.
4. Set the lever adjuster to a point where an equal adjustment is possible in both directions.
5. Set the adjuster at the clutch end to give a preliminary setting of 2-3 mm of free play as measured at the lever. Tighten the locknuts.
6. Operate the clutch lever several times and recheck the amount of free-play present.
7. Set the final adjustment of the cable to give 2-3 mm of free-play at the lever by turning the adjuster nut and locknut at the lever end.
1. Clutch lever; 2. Correct setting, 2-3 mm
8. Reconnect the battery, positive (red) lead first.
9. Refit the rider's seat (see page 16-13).