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Re:Clutch cable broke on me! 1 Year ago  
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My clutch cable also broke on me , exactly what happened to Ratl(the OP) , by the way , how the heck or what do you use to lube the cable do you lube before installing it ?? or can you lube while it's already there ?? where exactly am I supposed to lube or what ??

Loko I use Protect All Cable Care it comes in a kit with an adapter that connects to your cable
 
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Re:Clutch cable broke on me! 1 Year ago  
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My clutch cable also broke on me , exactly what happened to Ratl(the OP) , by the way , how the heck or what do you use to lube the cable do you lube before installing it ?? or can you lube while it's already there ?? where exactly am I supposed to lube or what ??

Loko I use Protect All Cable Care it comes in a kit with an adapter that connects to your cable

Ok . . . I will look for it , thanks dude !!
 
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Re:Clutch cable broke on me! 1 Year ago  
milespace wrote:
Checked mine today and found that the cable was rubbing the windshield bracket already rubbed through outer cover thanks for the heads upI noticed exactly that on my bike today. I probably wouldn,t have given it a thought if not for this thread. Think I,ll be getting a new cable AND putting a extra piece of poly tubing all the way past the winshield bracket instead of the short piece it has now.
 
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Re:Clutch cable broke on me! 1 Year ago  
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My clutch cable also broke on me , exactly what happened to Ratl(the OP) , by the way , how the heck or what do you use to lube the cable do you lube before installing it ?? or can you lube while it's already there ?? where exactly am I supposed to lube or what ??

The manual recommends just regular old motor oil. Disconnect the cable from the handle end and push it through the corner of a plasic bag. Tie it off to seal the bag around it and pour just barely enough oil in the bag to cover the end of the cable. Suspend the bag to let it drip down the cable. Just make sure you disconnect the case end and let it drain out well into anther plastic bag for a few hours at least (overnight is better), because it will make a mess dripping on your case otherwise.

Cheap and easy. Same process for the throttle cables. I just do them all at the same time.

Ratl.
 
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Re:Clutch cable broke on me! 1 Year ago  
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LokoTripper wrote:
My clutch cable also broke on me , exactly what happened to Ratl(the OP) , by the way , how the heck or what do you use to lube the cable do you lube before installing it ?? or can you lube while it's already there ?? where exactly am I supposed to lube or what ??

The manual recommends just regular old motor oil. Disconnect the cable from the handle end and push it through the corner of a plasic bag. Tie it off to seal the bag around it and pour just barely enough oil in the bag to cover the end of the cable. Suspend the bag to let it drip down the cable. Just make sure you disconnect the case end and let it drain out well into anther plastic bag for a few hours at least (overnight is better), because it will make a mess dripping on your case otherwise.

Cheap and easy. Same process for the throttle cables. I just do them all at the same time.

Ratl.
thanks man I really think I need to do that. I always plan on doing all of these PMs on my scoot but as soon as I get off work and go out to the garage I just want to start it up . Then she starts waggling her a-s at me so I have to have her. And off we go
 
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