05-07-13, 10:00 PM
Are you sure it is not a cable problem or dry lever hinge issue. Spray penentrating oil or WD40 in around the lever hinge and see if it improves, check the cable for damage. Then remove the sprocket cover and check if the lever/cable moves freely.
Dismantling the clutch assembly should be you last resort if all of the above are ruled out
I have come accross cases of the cable fraying at the end inside the sprocket cover and causinf all sorts of problems. I have seen one where a part of the frayed cable got in the mechanism in the sprocket cover and had all the hallmarks of a slipping/dodgy clutch.
Dismantling the clutch assembly should be you last resort if all of the above are ruled out
I have come accross cases of the cable fraying at the end inside the sprocket cover and causinf all sorts of problems. I have seen one where a part of the frayed cable got in the mechanism in the sprocket cover and had all the hallmarks of a slipping/dodgy clutch.