wrongnumber
XS650 Member
Hi all first post took my '81 xs650 special out for its second run after buying it of craigslist yesterday, I had added about 1/3 cup of slick50 today, and went riding, long story short, clutch pedal went wonky slipping up and down when stepped on and feels like little to no tension on cable when pulled.
To make mattters worse it seems like the bolt that should have been on the foot pedal assembly holding onto the clutch "rod"? is AWOL. the clutch arm is loosely rotating on the rod. I abandoned her sadly about 15 mins from my house on a secluded road, seems to be stuck in first gear.
Question how the heck is the foot pedal supposed to attach? I bought a 5M 25mm long threaded bolt thinking it would fit and thread it tight together, it does mostly fit but did not snug onto the second half of the threading, do I need a nut at the bottom side? Do you think the clutch rod could be stripped?
Also, I was going to change the oil out on the side of the road, but I didn't realize I needed such a large socket.
Help with suggestions?
To make mattters worse it seems like the bolt that should have been on the foot pedal assembly holding onto the clutch "rod"? is AWOL. the clutch arm is loosely rotating on the rod. I abandoned her sadly about 15 mins from my house on a secluded road, seems to be stuck in first gear.
Question how the heck is the foot pedal supposed to attach? I bought a 5M 25mm long threaded bolt thinking it would fit and thread it tight together, it does mostly fit but did not snug onto the second half of the threading, do I need a nut at the bottom side? Do you think the clutch rod could be stripped?
Also, I was going to change the oil out on the side of the road, but I didn't realize I needed such a large socket.
Help with suggestions?