Hi all,
First I'd like to let you know i've encountered this problem before. A while ago, my bike would not freewheel. Upon doing some research, I unscrewed the engine cover and whacked the Flower Nut with a hammer and that fixed the problem.
Recently however, my clutch cable (I think that's the problem) has becoming more loose and loose. I need to progressively extend the clutch tension-er (I think that's what It's called, the screw and bolt right next to the clutch engager on the handlebars) so as to get the bike to dis-engage.
I tried tightening the clutch tensioner, to bring it closer to stock, and now cannot disengage the clutch, and thusly cannot free wheel.
My first attempt was to repeat the hammer thing, to no avail. I also tried tightening and loosening the flower nut. Also didn't solve the problem.
I think the problem may lay in the actual clutch cable.
On my clutch cable there is a small screw ontop of the arm which secures the clutch cable in place. I took this screw out, pushed the clutch arm as close to the carburetor as I could, and pulled the clutch cable tight. I then screwed the screw in.
After doing this, when you touch the clutch on the handlebars, It feels tighter, but then pulling it farther to fully disengage results in the clutch cable slipping out of a fully tightened clutch arm. Why? What's the solution? Also, clutch arm seems a bit wiggly, how wiggly should it be and how can I fix this?
Thank you!
(P.S. This is what I mean by 'Clutch Tension-er' http://prntscr.com/dzc2r6)
First I'd like to let you know i've encountered this problem before. A while ago, my bike would not freewheel. Upon doing some research, I unscrewed the engine cover and whacked the Flower Nut with a hammer and that fixed the problem.
Recently however, my clutch cable (I think that's the problem) has becoming more loose and loose. I need to progressively extend the clutch tension-er (I think that's what It's called, the screw and bolt right next to the clutch engager on the handlebars) so as to get the bike to dis-engage.
I tried tightening the clutch tensioner, to bring it closer to stock, and now cannot disengage the clutch, and thusly cannot free wheel.
My first attempt was to repeat the hammer thing, to no avail. I also tried tightening and loosening the flower nut. Also didn't solve the problem.
I think the problem may lay in the actual clutch cable.
On my clutch cable there is a small screw ontop of the arm which secures the clutch cable in place. I took this screw out, pushed the clutch arm as close to the carburetor as I could, and pulled the clutch cable tight. I then screwed the screw in.
After doing this, when you touch the clutch on the handlebars, It feels tighter, but then pulling it farther to fully disengage results in the clutch cable slipping out of a fully tightened clutch arm. Why? What's the solution? Also, clutch arm seems a bit wiggly, how wiggly should it be and how can I fix this?
Thank you!
(P.S. This is what I mean by 'Clutch Tension-er' http://prntscr.com/dzc2r6)
