Heavy/hard to pull in clutch - Printable Version

Heavy/hard to pull in clutch - Printable Version

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Heavy/hard to pull in clutch - Grant1Shepherd - 18-02-19

Hey everyone

Been having a little issue with my FZS600 clutch recently, it has suddenly become really heavy/hard to pull in, it is causing my wrist to cramp up when riding it is that heavy.

The clutch and the bike works fine but I definitely need to find out the solution to this problem to ease the pain on my wrist.

Hope someone can help. Thanks in advance.

Re: Heavy/hard to pull in clutch - His Dudeness - 18-02-19

The cable might be freyed. If a few strands break and coil up it can make the clutch feel stiff

Re: Heavy/hard to pull in clutch - celticbiker - 18-02-19

Daft question but I assume you lube it regular?
What do you lube it with?

Re: Heavy/hard to pull in clutch - unfazed - 18-02-19

(18-02-19, 07:20 PM)His Dudeness link Wrote: The cable might be freyed. If a few strands break and coil up it can make the clutch feel stiff

:agree

Re: Heavy/hard to pull in clutch - darrsi - 18-02-19

(18-02-19, 08:08 PM)celticbiker link Wrote: Daft question but I assume you lube it regular?
What do you lube it with?

The covering they have on them now means they're not meant to need lubing.

Re: Heavy/hard to pull in clutch - celticbiker - 18-02-19

While I agree that's what they say, I always find lube helps to keep cables free.

Re: Heavy/hard to pull in clutch - darrsi - 18-02-19

Lubing the bearings in the sprocket cover housing makes a big difference, especially if it's never been done before.
I fill mine up with white grease when the cover is off by pushing the cable adjuster nut down and spraying underneath it, then move the lever up and down and it sucks the grease in.
Worth doing anyway if the cover is gonna come off.

Re: Heavy/hard to pull in clutch - Fazerider - 18-02-19

While you’re lubing everything, don’t forget the pivot for the lever… that can get very stiff as it’s exposed to the worst of the weather and, by hiding in plain sight, often gets neglected.

Re: Heavy/hard to pull in clutch - darrsi - 18-02-19

If you look on Wemoto, they do a cable called Slinky Glide.
I have actually bought one, but i keep it as a spare and will fit it next time, but they have good reviews and are only about a tenner.

Re: Heavy/hard to pull in clutch - darrsi - 18-02-19

http://slinky-glide.co.uk

Re: Heavy/hard to pull in clutch - fazersharp - 18-02-19

(18-02-19, 10:12 PM)Fazerider link Wrote: While you’re lubing everything, don’t forget the pivot for the lever… that can get very stiff as it’s exposed to the worst of the weather and, by hiding in plain sight, often gets neglected.

Yes mine looked just fine - lube was there but it began to get notchy, remove - clean-re lube- nice and smooth.

Re: Heavy/hard to pull in clutch - unfazed - 19-02-19

If you find the cable to be ok, I put a post in the download section on how to effectively lube the actuator in the sprocket cover

Re: Heavy/hard to pull in clutch - Grant1Shepherd - 21-02-19

(18-02-19, 10:41 PM)darrsi link Wrote: If you look on Wemoto, they do a cable called Slinky Glide.
I have actually bought one, but i keep it as a spare and will fit it next time, but they have good reviews and are only about a tenner.

Re: Heavy/hard to pull in clutch - darrsi - 21-02-19

(21-02-19, 12:29 AM)Grant1Shepherd link Wrote: [quote author=darrsi link=topic=24952.msg292785#msg292785 date=1550526077]
If you look on Wemoto, they do a cable called Slinky Glide.
I have actually bought one, but i keep it as a spare and will fit it next time, but they have good reviews and are only about a tenner.

I've heard about these from a mate of mine and to be honest I debating just replacing my current clutch cable with one of these just to see if it makes my life any easier. I can't go on the way it is currently, every time I go out on the bike my left wrist is killing me by the time I get back.
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Make sure you tape or cable tie the old cable together with the new one, so you can pull and guide the new one through the correct route on the bike.

Re: Heavy/hard to pull in clutch - Fazerider - 21-02-19

I see you raised a slipping clutch issue a few months ago and mentioned that the bike had been fitted with heavy duty springs.
If that is still the case it is the cause of your problem.
This doesn’t tally with you only recently noticing the clutch lever is ridiculously heavy of course, but HD springs do make the bike a misery to ride in traffic.

Re: Heavy/hard to pull in clutch - agricola - 21-02-19

If you swap the cable for a slinky, be sure to re-use the metal ferrule at the lever end. The slinky that I once used on a previous bike came with a nylon ferrule that lasted less than a week before it focced up. Fortunately, the old metal one was still in the bin so I fished it out anf fitted that

Re: Heavy/hard to pull in clutch - darrsi - 21-02-19

(21-02-19, 12:54 PM)agricola link Wrote: If you swap the cable for a slinky, be sure to re-use the metal ferrule at the lever end. The slinky that I once used on a previous bike came with a nylon ferrule that lasted less than a week before it focced up. Fortunately, the old metal one was still in the bin so I fished it out anf fitted that

I’ve not opened my one yet, but that plastic part is what messed up my last cable.
Wonder if you can get the metal version as a separate?

Re: Heavy/hard to pull in clutch - Grant1Shepherd - 21-02-19

(21-02-19, 10:20 AM)Fazerider link Wrote: I see you raised a slipping clutch issue a few months ago and mentioned that the bike had been fitted with heavy duty springs.
If that is still the case it is the cause of your problem.
This doesn’t tally with you only recently noticing the clutch lever is ridiculously heavy of course, but HD springs do make the bike a misery to ride in traffic.

Yeah the clutch a few months ago was slipping like mad and I know for a fact the plates and springs were the EBC heavy duty ones. I hate them, my clutch had to be adjusted for the slipping to stop happening but because I live and ride in London the clutch right now is a nightmare.

Is there a different clutch plate and springs set anyone could recommend? if it meant getting rid of this problem I don't mind buying more than just a cable

Re: Heavy/hard to pull in clutch - bandit - 21-02-19

Have not used myself but Gecko clutch parts seem to get good reviews & are available from Wemoto (main supplier), you may need to enquire about the friction plates as they are not on their site. [img alt=Smile]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/smile.gif[/img]

Re: Heavy/hard to pull in clutch - His Dudeness - 24-02-19

Go for Yamaha clutch plates and springs. The part numbers are in the parts manual in the download section.