I've had my left engine cover off for about a year while trying to find a new rotor. I finally got one and after replacing it I can't get the cover back on. The cover will not go flush with the clutch cable attached at both sides. It seems that it is getting pushed out about 1 cm by the push rod / worm gear. If i remove the cable I can get it to flush up. If the cable is attached at the cover it will go on but the cable at the bar end is so tight that i can't attach it to the clutch lever. With the cable attached at the cover and the cover installed the bike also seems to have a ton of extra engine pressure when i try to kick start it. It will start fine with the cover off. Any ideas on what is going on here. It's almost like the push rod is too long or something. I've tried all of this with two different side covers with the same result. I have tried this with two different clutch cables. The original and a new one from Mikes both with the same problem. The push rod and the right cover hadn't been touched after I originally removed the cover.
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