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Just an FYI I thought I'd post some information.
23,000 miles on the bike, clutch cable WELL maintained.
While lubing it yesterday (and it was working fine), I noticed the clearish plastic cable insert coming OUT at
the lever end of the cable(nothing should stick put BUT the cable).
While trying to work the cable in and out, I could feel some binding inside, near the lever end of the cable.
After ordering a new cable yesterday, I pulled the old one today and took it apart to see what the issue is.
As you can see below, the inner cable(not seen at all until I tore it apart) was failing badly).
On the TWO sharp curves of the inner cable, there IS a plastic sheathing ATTACHED / IMPREGNATED to that short
part of the cable. In the second pic, you can see the plastic sleeve with a "slice in it". I believe the inner cable wore thru that part.
You can also see the slightly larger diameter sheath that IS part of the outer cable.
This is what was left INSIDE the cable, (not visible) adjacent to the clutch perch, where the plastic sheathing wore thru:
This is the cable where you can see the different thicknesses of the plastic sheathing:
The pen is pointing at where the sheathing failed...
It should be noted that prior to the new cable install, it was "pressure lubed" (and still leaked out the mid section adjuster with nothing coming out the clutch end).
Also, the cable was always pretty easy to pull. It is NOW considerably EASIER TO PULL with the new cable...
**Point being, if your clutch is hard to pull, it doesn't help to lube it, it may very well be damaged INTERNALLY where you cannot see it..
.
23,000 miles on the bike, clutch cable WELL maintained.
While lubing it yesterday (and it was working fine), I noticed the clearish plastic cable insert coming OUT at
the lever end of the cable(nothing should stick put BUT the cable).
While trying to work the cable in and out, I could feel some binding inside, near the lever end of the cable.
After ordering a new cable yesterday, I pulled the old one today and took it apart to see what the issue is.
As you can see below, the inner cable(not seen at all until I tore it apart) was failing badly).
On the TWO sharp curves of the inner cable, there IS a plastic sheathing ATTACHED / IMPREGNATED to that short
part of the cable. In the second pic, you can see the plastic sleeve with a "slice in it". I believe the inner cable wore thru that part.
You can also see the slightly larger diameter sheath that IS part of the outer cable.
This is what was left INSIDE the cable, (not visible) adjacent to the clutch perch, where the plastic sheathing wore thru:
This is the cable where you can see the different thicknesses of the plastic sheathing:
The pen is pointing at where the sheathing failed...
It should be noted that prior to the new cable install, it was "pressure lubed" (and still leaked out the mid section adjuster with nothing coming out the clutch end).
Also, the cable was always pretty easy to pull. It is NOW considerably EASIER TO PULL with the new cable...
**Point being, if your clutch is hard to pull, it doesn't help to lube it, it may very well be damaged INTERNALLY where you cannot see it..
.
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