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Uly_kiwi
Posted on Sunday, July 21, 2013 - 04:48 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Can some one help me, i have a small oil leak coming from where the cable goes into the casing above the gear change lever. Is this a easy fix?
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Brother_in_buells
Posted on Sunday, July 21, 2013 - 08:00 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

You mean the clutch cable ,right!?
Be careful not to break or mesh-up when screwing it out or in the primary cover!

On a lot of xb's they start sweating/leaking after a while.
There is an O-ring that seals between cable and primary cover ,but the most times its leaking through the cable itself.

My xb does it to ,but that are only a couple of small drips per month or so.

(before unscrewing the clutch cable from the cover ,its best to first remove it from the clutch lever and out of the upper triple area and also remove fasteners from the engine block ,so that you have a straight cable.)
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Steveford
Posted on Sunday, July 21, 2013 - 08:14 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Clean the cable up where it goes into the ferrule (metal part) with laquer thinner or contact cleaner and give that area a couple of coats of clear nail polish.
Use some pipe sealant on the threads and be careful screwing it back in as it doesn't take too much to shear the ferrule in two.
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Zac4mac
Posted on Sunday, July 21, 2013 - 10:59 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

When installing a new clutch cable -
Lay the cable out straight on the ground.
Screw the threads into the primary cover BY HAND.
If you put more than a few in-oz(NOT ft-lb) you WILL snap the nipple.

These cables also have a tendency to weep at the ferrule where it clamps to the cable housing.

Zack
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Etennuly
Posted on Sunday, July 21, 2013 - 11:11 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yep! Nobody wants a snapped nipple!


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Tootal
Posted on Sunday, July 21, 2013 - 12:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Peter, since you're riding an 06, instead of trying to fix it, replace it. If you can afford a cable that is. The new cables have a Teflon coated cable that is miles ahead of your original. Install it like mentioned above, those fine threads in aluminum are easy to cross thread. Once done your clutch will be silky smooth!

Vern, are you talking about broken high beams?
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Bluzm2
Posted on Sunday, July 21, 2013 - 01:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I had the very same issue. I couldn't figure out where the oil was coming from.
It was running down the cable and collecting in the lower body work.
I cleaned the cable with carb cleaner then put a couple wraps of 3M 88 tape on the ferrule and cable sheath. Hasn't leaked a drop since.
I do need to replace the cable though.
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Uly_kiwi
Posted on Monday, July 22, 2013 - 02:41 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Thanks for the help guys,much appreciated

Peter.
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Etennuly
Posted on Monday, July 22, 2013 - 08:58 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Vern, are you talking about broken high beams?

No of course not. I was referring to the PITA it can be if you would happen to over tighten a clutch cable housing end, wherein causing the owner to have to purchase another one.

Mine has leaked a little for a couple of years. I give that cable leak and the two other leaky spots a little wipe down with mineral spirits on a rag just before washing it. A very minor leak can make a messy look, but in actuality it can be just drops of oil that leach out. If it leaks enough to drip then it has a real problem.
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Brother_in_buells
Posted on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - 07:42 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

It's like a jeep
if it's leaking ,then you know that there is still oil in!
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