Sprucing up the old FZ1

[noggythenog]

Slappy good shout there 8) ...........glad im not the only one that found this an absolute arse of a job.




Heres a copy & paste a bit further down from one of the comments on that site:-


I also had a rubber screwdriver handle jamming open the pulley but that was for the top cable......im a bit worried about this guys description of routing the bottom cable though, perhaps im struggling to understand his description but he refers to routing either left or right side of the wheel......as far as i could fathom there is only one way and that is coming from the front wheel direction towards the back wheel direction ie the direction the cable is pointing from where it clamps before the cable end then coming out and going underneath the pulley wheel before popping into the hole by coming towards you as you stand by the bike..........the bit that worries me is his description at the end because that seems to be the best description for what i did.

Quote I had originally thought I could bring the [color=rgb(255, 0, 0)]cable[/color] end up on the right side of the wheel, but if you do this, you can connect it, but the [color=rgb(255, 0, 0)]cable[/color] cannot go back to its proper run due to an obstruction. End quote





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Hi mtn.fz,Thanks for your help.I've had a PM asking for more detail, so I'll add what I can.To get the bottom (return [color=rgb(255, 0, 0)]cable[/color]) connected, 1 person had to hold the wheel that the [color=rgb(255, 0, 0)]cable[/color] ends slot into, in the [color=rgb(255, 0, 0)]throttle[/color] wide open position by jammng a big screw driver against it. Then the other person fed the end of the [color=rgb(255, 0, 0)]cable[/color] up the left side of the wheel (near the rear of the wheel looking towards the front tyre), then bent the [color=rgb(255, 0, 0)]cable[/color] back down to slip into the slot using a pair of long nose pliers. Then route the [color=rgb(255, 0, 0)]cable[/color] to where it should go before gradually easing the wheel back to [color=rgb(255, 0, 0)]throttle[/color] closed position. Do not just let the wheel go or you may damage the [color=rgb(255, 0, 0)]cable[/color] if it is not routed properly.It's still difficult but it is possible. It still took us a couple of hours after we had determined the plan.I had originally thought I could bring the [color=rgb(255, 0, 0)]cable[/color] end up on the right side of the wheel, but if you do this, you can connect it, but the [color=rgb(255, 0, 0)]cable[/color] cannot go back to its proper run due to an obstruction.end quote