Tommy xs Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 to save you more thinking time...in the olden days we used to make a plasticine funnel and let gravity do the work that's how I do it, bluetack also works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted September 18, 2013 Moderator Share Posted September 18, 2013 ..........Am I old before my time? Now, where did I leave my slippers...... aye ... codgers are better than bodgers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neversaydie Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 yep, I use blu tac, tie the cable end up in he air fill the blu tac funnel with engine oil, come back next day, reconnect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewElvisFan Posted September 19, 2013 Author Share Posted September 19, 2013 Well I'm not quite sure what's happening now - going to work this morning and when I release the clutch, the bike moves off really smoothly, the clutch doesn't appear to slip and there is no secondary engagement of gears! The clutch lever is adjusted back to almost minimum and the push lever returns to the exact point it should do! Now to get a new speedo gear thing as the old bearings are shot! Can't wait to see an accurate reading on my dial instead trying to find the average! Mine is an '94 model - anyone know when it changed? I've got a feeling it was late '80's and then around '02? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted September 19, 2013 Moderator Share Posted September 19, 2013 Have you oiled the cable now Andrew? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewElvisFan Posted September 19, 2013 Author Share Posted September 19, 2013 Have you oiled the cable now Andrew? Yes mate - sorted it dinner time today with a good load of oil using blue tac as a funnel. By the time I finished work it had all soaked through. I managed to get a load in last night from the opposite end and forcing the cable in and out. The outer casing has some light damage and had started rusting, mixing with old oil. Thick rust and oil came out eventually in lumps! Looked just like the mother in laws gravy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted September 19, 2013 Moderator Share Posted September 19, 2013 Ahh good, It'll be OK now then and you might have to do it again sometime Still... I'd recommend you buy one of those gadgets and an aerosol 3 in 1 oil sometime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewElvisFan Posted September 19, 2013 Author Share Posted September 19, 2013 Definitely! Took me ages to free it up properly and I got bloody cold. For £7 I'll be getting one - beats the time I spent pissing around with it. Glad I took a second look at my 'free' cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted September 19, 2013 Moderator Share Posted September 19, 2013 Definitely! Took me ages to free it up properly and I got bloody cold. For £7 I'll be getting one - beats the time I spent pissing around with it. Glad I took a second look at my 'free' cable. yeah...DEF ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neversaydie Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 It pays to do it 3 or 4 times a year, stops the problem from re-occuring and lenghtens the life of the cable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewElvisFan Posted September 22, 2013 Author Share Posted September 22, 2013 For the sake of a few drops of 3 in 1 I think I'll do it when I oil the chain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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