Clutch cable, removing and installing: Notes
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When the clutch cable is removed and installed, the adjusting mechanism must be tensioned using the same retaining strap used to compress the adjusting mechanism of a new cable. The strap is included with a new cable.
- Remove retaining strap from new cable by carefully cutting eyelet open at perforation (arrow).