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morriscatt
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Posted: Tue Aug 26th, 2008 03:17 am | 1st Post |
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JUST FOR A FEW DAYS?
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Posted: Tue Aug 26th, 2008 04:03 am | 2nd Post |
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Pretty chinsy but might work for a while. Find a piece of round stock the same diameter as the brass. Cut the stock to the same length as the brass. Drill a hole through the stock big enough to fit the cable. slide the cable through the hole and tack weld it on the other side. It is possible to get a half way decent weld if you are patient. Low heat. Now release the clutch end, put tthe replacement in the clutch lever. Put the clutch end back and adjust. Then pray. 
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Posted: Tue Aug 26th, 2008 04:34 am | 3rd Post |
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| I've put new ends on control cables by drilling through a bolt shank the same diameter as the barrel on the cable was, cutting it to length and soldering the cable to the new barrel. I use a bit of acid flux to get a good flow of solder. I've made up cables by shortening the outer housing and the center wire that way. The orignal attachment of the barrels to the cable is usually done with solder, it's easier on the cable strands since they don't get heated as much as when being welded. If you have an inch to play with you might be able to repair the end of the cable, first adjust for the most slack you can get then put a new end on the cable.
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Posted: Tue Aug 26th, 2008 05:12 am | 4th Post |
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Cousin Jack just posted something about tying it to the spark plug socket from the GL toolkit and using it like a ripcord
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Posted: Tue Aug 26th, 2008 01:34 pm | 5th Post |
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| Thanks guys... That rip cord idea is what I was thinking of.. believe it or not.. lol. However if I can solder it to the original brass piece and it will hold.. I'll try that first.. if not,, rip cord here I come..
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Posted: Tue Aug 26th, 2008 01:53 pm | 6th Post |
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Morriscat,
Take the okd broken piece that come off the clutch to AutoZone, or yyour local Auto Parts, and you can get an end to fit it. They come in Crimp or Screw tighteners. If you need a clutch cable, I have one. Just PM me for the price.
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Posted: Tue Aug 26th, 2008 02:01 pm | 7th Post |
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| Vice-grips??? works it a pinch. Wrap in cloth so they don't band up the paint.
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morriscatt
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Posted: Tue Aug 26th, 2008 02:12 pm | 8th Post |
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Thanks NightRider1, thats the answer i need at least for a few days... then perhaps a new cable..
The other day I was watching a lady walk by with nothing on but a flipflop sticking out of her but.. She caught me looking and said.. "surely you've seen a lady wearing a Thong before"..
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Posted: Tue Aug 26th, 2008 03:06 pm | 9th Post |
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 Cool,
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Posted: Tue Aug 26th, 2008 03:38 pm | 10th Post |
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| I used vise grips, take adjuster out of level stick cable back through hole where adjuster was and pull cable out so it will lay on clutch level and clamp down with vise grips. It will get you by until you can get away to fix good. I fix one on a 78 gl1000 a freind bought to get it to his shop.
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morriscatt
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Posted: Tue Aug 26th, 2008 03:44 pm | 11th Post |
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| hey again, curious I have the brass piece and have removed the 1/2 inch or less of wire from it.. can I just put the cable end in there and solder?
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Posted: Tue Aug 26th, 2008 03:49 pm | 12th Post |
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| that would be find.
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morriscatt
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Posted: Tue Aug 26th, 2008 03:50 pm | 13th Post |
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| piece of cake.. thanks david
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Posted: Tue Aug 26th, 2008 04:28 pm | 14th Post |
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Just get a cable connector from your auto parts, and it would cause no worry (Carry the piece you cut with you)
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Posted: Tue Aug 26th, 2008 05:30 pm | 15th Post |
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| Best get the conector. Not likely to get solder to flow and stick to the cable. Tom Last edited on Tue Aug 26th, 2008 05:31 pm by dingdong
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Posted: Tue Aug 26th, 2008 05:31 pm | 16th Post |
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| ok NR, I give in.. torched only solder i have, don't think it has flux,, and no matter how hot the wire.. no sticky.. lol.
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Posted: Tue Aug 26th, 2008 08:13 pm | 17th Post |
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| NR went to auto z and they were out of the only type had normally, but guy said it was just like what I had except not brass. So will try to usa acid flux and screw to see if that will hold in couple hours.
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Posted: Tue Aug 26th, 2008 10:59 pm | 18th Post |
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I used a solder on end to repair the clutch cable on my GL1000. I cut off a few wraps of the outer housing, and flaired the wires a bit to prevent pullout. I think the brass end had a set screw too (long time ago). Never did replace the cable after that.
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Posted: Thu Aug 28th, 2008 04:23 am | 19th Post |
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Thanks John and all, turns out cable is very short. took adjuster off and could barely get to go into gear.. will get me by, however time for new cable,, unless you can adjust the other end???
Thanks all
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