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Re: Grub Screw...

#16 Post by D-Rider » Tue May 10, 2011 10:23 pm

GregD-UK wrote:Hi all,

Said grub screw it held in by a tiny allen tapered screw, that you can't see, as the allen head is on upside down :smt003 If you remove said lever and turn it 180 Degrees you can then adjust or remove the screw to then adjust the clutch pin which can make a whole lot of difference to how the lever works, trust me on that :smt004
Yes it was actually that allen screw that I couldn't remove - found a key to fit it but it was so tight that the key ripped the allen socket up .....
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Re: Grub Screw...

#17 Post by Falco9 » Wed May 11, 2011 7:29 am

GregD-UK wrote:Hi all,

Said grub screw it held in by a tiny allen tapered screw, that you can't see, as the allen head is on upside down :smt003 If you remove said lever and turn it 180 Degrees you can then adjust or remove the screw to then adjust the clutch pin which can make a whole lot of difference to how the lever works, trust me on that :smt004
I took the lever off completely and never spotted it, but I'll take it off again and have another look

Good info, much appreciated

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Grub Screw...

#18 Post by GregD-UK » Wed May 11, 2011 3:25 pm

Hi all,

No probs F9, DR stupid question, but, did you bestowe a smidge of WD40 or GT45 on the thing... Guess some things haven't been touched on the bike since it was made :smt002
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Re: Grub Screw...

#19 Post by D-Rider » Wed May 11, 2011 7:18 pm

GregD-UK wrote:Hi all,

No probs F9, DR stupid question, but, did you bestowe a smidge of WD40 or GT45 on the thing... Guess some things haven't been touched on the bike since it was made :smt002
No - silly little thing it is, I'd damaged it before I realised it wasn't moving.

Don't care any more - got a radial lever/master-cylinder on there now.
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#20 Post by HowardQ » Wed May 18, 2011 12:04 pm

Thanks for pointing this out Rich and later Greg.
Have to have a look at mine this weekend.

Looks like you had a good run out Rich.
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#21 Post by Falco9 » Wed May 18, 2011 3:33 pm

Hi Howard,

Yes we had a great weekend, thanks

Greg was spot on with this info, although you'll need a tiny allen key to adjust it (1.5mm) the threadlock had done its job for me but the allen key was about one turn loose so I tightened it up as well

I think that grub screw should be in there for ever now :smt003

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