

| Subject: | Clutch Tube Replacement |
| Date: | Tue, 7 Nov 1995 20:58:42 -0800 (PST) |
Hi,
Went to tighten up the clutch tonight, and d'oh! No more
threads! So I said what the hey, I'll just replace the cable, I have
a new one! I get it all threaded in, back to the bowden tube, when,
d'oh! The old bowden tube is too small - the cable won't go thru! I was
puttingin a later style cable with a wingnut. Out comes the new and
back in goes the old. Drat.
I did do one thing right tho. I made a special wrench for
tightening the old style clutch cable nut. I broke a check 13mm and welded
it back together at about 30 degree angle. Looks like crap (I didn't
do any finish work on it - it was getting dark) but it worked like a
champ. I now call it my runt wrench.
So what did I do about the adjustment? Took a slightly bigger
nut and washer and put them in front of the adjusting nut. All better
for now!
And now in search of the right bowden tube...
Thom
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