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New (to me!) '77 CB400F - US model
Bryanj:
I will have a look at my box of assorted cables and let you know. As your cable is fubared i would clamp the end of the outer by yhe adjuster in a vice and use a spanner to turn the adjuster away from it with lost of WD
mattsz:
--- Quote from: Bryanj on February 04, 2019, 10:28:56 PM ---Looking at the clutch cable will the nipple on the end go through the hole in the screwed adjuster?
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--- Quote from: Bryanj on February 05, 2019, 09:02:20 AM ---I will have a look at my box of assorted cables and let you know. As your cable is fubared i would clamp the end of the outer by yhe adjuster in a vice and use a spanner to turn the adjuster away from it with lost of WD
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I wasn't quite sure of the significance of your question, but I had a look at some parts diagrams and now I think I just learned something new - the adjuster isn't part of the cable, is it? I just thought it was all one piece, since I hadn't seen any detailed images of them separated, and mine are fused together.
I think I can find a cable here, as long as I am willing to take a chance on a seller who doesn't really know what they're selling and relying on photos to inform buyers...
I'll separate the pieces, I'll have to do it anyway. Only problem I foresee is that the adjuster's socket where the cable housing seats could be rusted, and difficult to clean well. That's another part that's hard to find, I've only found one so far - new stainless steel from Yamiya750.com. Maybe if it's not too bad I can get someone to blast it clean...
EDIT: I was searching for the wrong part number for the adjuster - there's a few around, but I haven't yet found any in the US, and nothing on ebay...
mattsz:
--- Quote from: mattsz on February 04, 2019, 11:05:38 PM ---Dimensions...
* Inner cable length, ball-end to ball-end… 45 inches
* Outer housing length, metal sleeve at handlebar to end of adjustment screw at clutch housing… 41-5/8 inches
* Adjustment screw at clutch housing… 1-11/16 inches
* There’s also a protective sleeve around the outer housing, about 13-1/2 inches long, which starts about 17-1/2 inches from the metal sleeve of the outer housing at the handlebar
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So the highlighted dimension is not correct - I measured the outer housing without the adjuster, it's 40-1/4 inches...
:-[
Bryanj:
As you need to keep the adjuster and the cable is scrap a measure of mechanical violence is OK
mattsz:
--- Quote from: Bryanj on February 05, 2019, 04:56:25 PM ---As you need to keep the adjuster and the cable is scrap a measure of mechanical violence is OK
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;D
Not too much violence needed, cable housing in a vice as you said, and the adjuster "wrenched" right off. I cleaned it off with a wire brush and I'm soaking it in white vinegar for a day or so to see if it helps it - a small test before I try it inside the fuel tank?
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