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Kaikoura
Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 08:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Is lubing the actuator cable a no brainer procedure?
and how is operation tested..Thx..
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Hughlysses
Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 08:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yea, throttle cable aerosol lube applied at the top works well. The only complication is the adjuster in the middle, so a lot of the lube leaks out there rather than going to the bottom 2/3 of the cable where you need it.

You can test operation as follows: with the outer air box removed so you can see the actuator- flip the kill switch to "off", turn the ignition to "on" (do NOT start the bike), rotate the throttle grip to wide open, while watching the actuator, flip the kill switch to "run". The actuator should rotate to the full open position, pause, then rotate back to the full closed position. If it hesitates, skips, or doesn't move at all, you have a bad actuator . The older actuators have plastic gears that fail after some time. Newer actuators have metal gears that (hopefully) last much longer.
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Kaikoura
Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 08:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

THX..anyways to get past the adjuster or just keep spraying
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Hughlysses
Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 09:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

You could probably take the cable off at the top end, unscrew the adjuster all the way until it comes apart and add more lube there.
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Ratbuell
Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 10:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Or pull both ends off and lube from each end.

I use dri-slide - it has a needle applicator, not aerosol.
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Ratbuell
Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 10:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Its always recommended to have both ends free to free-hand-test the movement of the cables anyway...throttle, clutch, or exhaust.
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Kaikoura
Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 09:52 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I did not want to drop the muffler yet to reach the cable. Call me lazy.
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Uly_man
Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 02:04 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

And never EVEEEEEEEER try to rotate the actuator with you hand. It will bust the gears of the early types, with the plastic gears, and will not do the later version much good either.
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Hughlysses
Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 02:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

^ +1. Important Safety Tip.
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Kaikoura
Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 04:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

THX Uly man and Hughlysses on That tip!
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Kaikoura
Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 04:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Mine is working fine,,just want to to Preventive Maintenance
I see others have had failures and then just wire the actuator open and call it good
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Ratbuell
Posted on Saturday, May 03, 2014 - 10:07 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Just don't be surprised if you half-ass the maintenance and still have a failure.
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Danair
Posted on Sunday, May 04, 2014 - 01:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

That adjuster will come apart far enough to lube the lower easily. Remove the upper from the actuator. If you look closely at the lower end of the adjuster you'll see it is split. You can spread that open carefully (I use snap ring pliers) and it will un-snap and you can pull the upper half all the way to the end of the cable and can now put your lube clamp at the top of the lower. It just snaps back together. Be ready for a smoking muffler!! And ++11 on never turning the actuator by hand. I found it easier to just remove the 3 actuator fasteners and camming the whole actuator off the cable instead of vice-versa.
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Kaikoura
Posted on Sunday, May 04, 2014 - 03:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

THX Danair
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