Hey guys, I'm having problems with my clutch cable/slipping. the actuating arm for my clutch cable is lengthend bit to make for easier pull. I shaved about an 1/2" off the perch to give me more play in my cable. Its a stock cable for my '99 kx500. It only acts up about an hour and a half into the ride or even longer, sometimes not even a problem. So i decided to take my cable off and add a bit to the cable to give me some play, b/c i was thinking it was b/c of the cable being too short for my lenthend arm. i took it to the shop, and the guy at the shop, who used to race factory 500's back in the day, said that it could be more of a problem inside with some bearings and sorts. He mentioned to check to see if the actuating arm is around 2oclock rather than 12 oclock. mine is around 2 oclock and he said that that could be a signal for some sort of problem. Is anyone elses arm positioned around 2 oclock and have the same problem? or what should i look at?
I know my clutch plates and all should be well, as it only starts to act up about an hour and a half into the ride, so i'm stumped. If it was my clutch going, woudn't it act up alot sooner than over an hour?
I probably didnt do a good job explaining this
, so if your confused on something and think you can help, i'll try to explain it different!! thanks - Seth