help trying to take my clutch lever off.

[adam.88]

i can't get the cable out of the lever. i turned the locknut in toward the clutch as far as it would go. what am i doing wrong?

[makenzie71]

Get a pair of needlenose pliers and pull the clutch lever.  With the lever pulled, grab the cable with the pliers and hold it.  Now when you release the lever it should stay and give you some slack to finagle the doohicky out of the hole thingy.

[scratch]

Undo the clutch pivot bolt, you'll need two 10mm wrenches, or a socket and a wrench.  Also, down on the crankcase on the left-hand side is another adjuster, loosen the 12mm nut and spin it all the way up, and then screw down the 10mm adjuster; that'll give you the slack you need.

[makenzie71]

Undo the clutch pivot bolt, you'll need two 10mm wrenches, or a socket and a wrench.  Also, down on the crankcase on the left-hand side is another adjuster, loosen the 12mm nut and spin it all the way up, and then screw down the 10mm adjuster; that'll give you the slack you need.

yeah I would suggest doing that iI just hate readjusting the clutch 

[adam.88]

alright, so i got the cable out, but now the clutch lever wont come out. i took off the part under the clutch lever that had a cord pluged into it and now can see like a little metal tab that moves with the clutch lever that looks like its keeping the clutch lever from coming out. help plz. thanks

[makenzie71]

After the clutch cable is out the only thing holding the lever in is a bolt.  Can you take a pic so we cna see what you're doing?

[adam.88]

heres where im at. from what i understand it should be able to be pulled out now, but it wont come out.
pics:
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/mcy/222917157.html

[makenzie71]

yeah there's nothing in there to hold it up...I'm baffled.  I'd suggest just giving it a good tug, but wait for someone else to chime in to make sure I'm not missing something.

[manofthefield]

Hey, I saw that while i was surfing craigslist earlier today, I was like WTF is this

I can't tell from your pics if you did this, but make sure you take the clutch switch off on the bottom of the clutch lever perch.  You can pull the two wires off it, then take the two little screws out and pull it off.  Then there shouldn't be anything else holding the lever in.  If you just yank the lever out, that switch is about $15 to replace (ask me how I know)

[makenzie71]

wow...this would make the only bike I've ever dealt with that requires you to remove the clutch switch to change the lever...

[adam.88]

i got it off!! what i had to do was take a needle nose and reach into the hole where the clutch switch was and for whatever reason there was a loose piece of metal in there and once i pulled that out the lever slid right out. It probably had to do with it falling, but the bike starts again with the new clutch installed. thanks for all your help.

[bobmelvin]

You definitely need to remove the switch first, or you will ruin it. The switch is attached with two #0 screws. My problem was that my switch wouldn't work with the new clutch lever. Haven't figured that out. I just set the switch and go now. We'll see.

Bob

[indywar360]

You definitely need to remove the switch first, or you will ruin it. The switch is attached with two #0 screws. My problem was that my switch wouldn't work with the new clutch lever. Haven't figured that out. I just set the switch and go now. We'll see.

Bob

It could be the switch's plastic nub is shorn down from the impact. It still may work, especially if you pull the clutch at different angles, but it won't work perfectly. Ask me how I know.

A new switch's plastic nub protrudes about the length of a fingernail that really needs to be cut off.