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[ROCKER 59]

My turn, only had one clutch cable go on me and that was due to the previous owners poor maintainence or should I say no maintainance of any of the cables on the bike so replaced the rest of them to be on the safe side. Not had a problem with any cable since. I think a lack of knollege and regular maintainance accounts for a lot of cable failiers and not the cables quality. And before you start yes there are some poorly made cables out there.

[TimG]

Hi all...all my cable failures have been on a Classic iron barrel 500, despite best care lubricating/routing etc. I have to say the pull is pretty unpredictable due to lever pivot holes wearing oval in a surprisingly short space of time (I'm on my second lever in 19,000 miles). That said, I broke two clutch cables on my previous Triumph Speed Triple...maybe I'm just heavy handed!
Cheers
TimG

[rustygman]

Can someone explain how if your clutch is well adjusted - to me that means no slipping and no problems finding neutral - and the cable well lubricated what possible adjustment could be added to that? I ask because my cable is now on 10,000 miles and i always feel its just a matter of time before it snaps due to the heavy pull needed to engage gears - a 2 finger pull would not be possible on my bike (350 iron barrel). I will of course leave the cable in just to see how long it will last but guaranteed it will snap when I am at the front of a queue of traffic.

[JOHNNY SINGLES]

Rustygman, if your clutch is that hard to operate that in its self tells you that something is wrong does it not. have a look at this, it will give you a good guide of the correct way to set it up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hhB8Tfg_NY Copy and paist.

Further to this, the clutch its self is not adjustable, you could use lighter springs or a combination of 3 light and 3 normal, this may be ok for your 350cc but first I would check that the handlebar lever is in good working order and that it has a good travel before it hits the handlebar grip. Depending on how many miles the bike has done I would disasemble the clutch basket, check that the rod with the needle rollers is in good condition then remove the push rod and ball/s completely, clean regrease and reasemble, also check that the clutch plates do not have any burrs on the locating dogs and that there is minimum wear on the edges and there is no major scores on the plain plates, if there is replace them.
reasemble the hole lot with a new lubed cluch cable as per video.

[Noel (ogri)]

MMM Johnny singles which factory building your enfields ever fitted needle rollers in the clutch although I have seen our hosts offering these as an afterfit.Please dont take offence but my suggestion was initially for our hosts to check the spec against the cables that they were being supplied and secondly that you post in the technical tips how to set up the clutch so as to have a light one. Have you done this on an electra and if so what length of cable did you use?

[JOHNNY SINGLES]

Sorry should have said ( neddle roller) if fitted. Please explain the difference with the electra clutch!

[JOHNNY SINGLES]

OK I have uploaded a short video onto youtube of the clutch lever operation on my 2004 sportsman and no trick photography honest.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJNoeGjb ... e=youtu.be cut and paist.

[grunda 12]

hi noel ,youve set the cat among the pidgeons here ,why don,t you say black !!! i,m sure johnny would say white ,i,ve had bikes many years worked in bike shops ,garages engineering firms ,tool hire companies etc and i,ve come accross some proper geniuses but some on here take the cake ,im not having a pop but as i say ,1 says black another says white,i see this thread could run forever and a day,i will say this though in the last 30 years of riding i don,t recall having a clutch cable snap on me ,but thats not to say it will never happen and that it should,nt happen to anyone else routing lubing and set up are a factor but perfection would be too much if it were perfection it wouldn,t be an enfield but surely thats why we own them,all the best grunda not grundy or anyother slipup!

[JOHNNY SINGLES]

grumpy 12, What is your problem, have you nothing constructive to say, just criticism.

[ROCKER 59]

Grunda, GROW UP MATE,