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Changing springs and clutch cable tips?

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I would be concerned at this point. Prior to the test ride, I would recheck the routing of the cable to make sure there is not any binding occurring. Although others do not do this, I always pre-lube my new cables prior to installation.
Other than that, is there binding inside the clutch cover itself?
The pull should be easy and smooth throughout the travel of the lever.
 
One other thing to check (you will have to remove the cover to check it, though):

I think the rod that goes from the top of the clutch cover down to the middle (official name is Pinion, Release) has teeth all the way around it, but it needs to engage the teeth on the mechanism that pushes on the clutch (Rack, Release). It is possible that you might not have the teeth properly engaged, or, if there are not teeth all the way around the Pinion, Release, you might be on the last tooth, and trying to pull on the Rack, Release with a solid rod instead of a tooth.

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Hi guys,

Following morning when I was not as tired I found it not too hard to pull. Seems OK, but I would think if it was really grabbing the front wheel would come up a bit more when pushed hard, if you know what I mean. My 82GS1100GL seems to launch a lot more. But it's better. I should have done what Bill/Chef told me at Tom's memorial last night and pulled the fibers while i had the cover off. Well, I have an extra gasket so maybe I will.

Lever is at 90 degrees.

I'm not sure what you mean, Steve, but maybe if I look at the parts fiche I will understand.

And yes they were "stock" or OEM. I listed the Suzuki part numbers when I started this thread. :-)

Thanks again guys.
 
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Yes, I would have pulled the discs out, knocked the glaze off the fibers, polished the steels, and removed any burrs from the clutch basket.
Your lever position is indeterminate at this time, since you removed it prior to removing the cover. What I mean is there is a relationship established between the lever position and the position of the internals of the Release Pinion. You may have altered that relationship when you removed the lever and then re-installed it.
 
How do you think we figured it out?
And most of us did not have this forum to help us learn. Well, many of us did not have computers, because they were not around back then, much less the Internet.
 
rapidray said:
Sorry but this is wrong. Squeezing the clutch lever makes the cover pull IN. Ray.
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I believe Tkent is right it puts pressure outwards on the clutch cover. As the rack is pulled into the clutch release you would have the opposing force out on the cover no?
 
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