| Author | Message | ||
     Hooper |
For the last few rides, it's been nearly impossible to get my Uly into neutral. Shifts were way less smooth and far more clunky. It almost felt like there was no lubrication in there. I kept riding, checking the lube, and hoping it would go away. It didn't - I started to think I had something really wrong with my transmission. Naw, it was just time for a new clutch cable. I had a spare on the suggestion of a fellow BadWebber as something good to have on-hand. Pulling in the lever a bit and exposing the cable showed that it was only holding on by two strands. Whew!  Installation should be pretty easy based on the manual and some threads here. The Uly was telling me something was wrong - I wasn't listening until the last minute.  | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
Same happened to me on my X1. I was down to like four strands  | ||
| Froggy |
Hydraulic clutch, never worry about cables wearing out again! | ||
| Etennuly |
Mine broke when my Uly was about new. I had to ride about twenty miles of backroads with intersections to get out of the mountains far enough to call HD to see about a warranty ride in. I told them I could get it about twenty miles closer but they did not want me doing red lights without the clutch cable working. So they sent a trailer and I was out of the shop in a couple of hours. I keep mine lubed with mobil 1, makes it mucho smooth. | ||
| Reepicheep |
My last off road ride was cut short when our buddy dropped his KTM 520, and cracked the hydraulic clutch line crimp. End of the day for him. I offered him my "Portable Clutch Emergency Backup System" (which looks suspiciously like a small pair of vice grips), but it was only compatible with non hydraulic clutches.  | ||
| Teeps |
The cable has to be installed at the engine end first (the cable is crimped to the threaded fitting.) Then carefully routed up to the lever. Note: the threaded end of the cable breaks off very easily. There is an o'ring (seal) on the threaded piece, so it doesn't need to be very tight. Screw it in by hand. When it bottoms out, turn it about 1/2 a flat more and call it good. | ||
| Dr_greg |
...exposing the cable showed that it was only holding on by two strands... I think mine had only ONE strand left...yikes! Glad neither of us got stranded. And yes, hydraulic clutches do not suffer from this malady, but other maladies can afflict them (DAMHIK). I can live with either method of clutch actuation. --Doc | ||
| Xbimmer |
Clean out the pivot in the lever and grease periodically, and install one of these:   The zip tie isn't necessary, I mistakenly trimmed the end thinking it would have been too small for the cable. Simple cheap solution to keep the cable end clean and free to pivot. | ||
| Xdigitalx |
My Uly has troubles getting into neutral but only after it's been running for a while. An hour+ or once it's warmed up and it is over 95 deg out. Other than that it seems fine. I will check my cable. | ||
| 7873jake |
Xbimmer ain't lyin'. That Honda piece was one of the best things I've ever done to keep my clutch cable alive. | ||
| Paul56 |
You can also slit a 2" piece of 3/8" fuel line and attach it with a tie strap to keep dirt out of the lever end of the cable. | ||
| Gunut75 |
xdigitalx, I think your primary may be a hair tight. I had the same prob, and loosened the adjustment about 1/8 turn. Excellent at any temp. |
