Clutch Cable, Broke over the white roller ? Options

[jim_hoyland]

Any particular reason the clutch cable would unravel at the top of the roller ? Should the roller spin freely when reasembled ?

A few pics of what I'm looking at... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[1970 Neun vierzehn]

I bought my 914 in 1975. Within 2 years after that, my clutch cable failed at the cable pulley. I thought that keeping it clean would prevent a build-up of grime, which would abrade the cable and pulley. After that failure, with a new cable in place, I coated the pulley, cable and mounting point with a liberal application of white grease. Every year or two, I clean the old grease off, run a few pipe cleaners around the pulley groove and slather the assembly with another coat of white grease. I have not had a cable failure since 1977.

Paul

[jim_hoyland]

I bought my 914 in 1975. Within 2 years after that, my clutch cable failed at the cable pulley. I thought that keeping it clean would prevent a build-up of grime, which would abrade the cable and pulley. After that failure, with a new cable in place, I coated the pulley, cable and mounting point with a liberal application of white grease. Every year or two, I clean the old grease off, run a few pipe cleaners around the pulley groove and slather the assembly with another coat of white grease. I have not had a cable failure since 1977.

Paul

Great suggestion ! And easy enought to do. Went to the Fatzer Cable web site and it backs up what you stated. Thanks to both Pauls for the heads up.


Wish there was a little more room in the forward inspection hole to grab that Clevis pin... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)