Heavy/hard to pull in clutch

[darrsi]

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?