Thanks to the help of various old threads on this forum, I installed a new clutch cable today. I drained the primary for the first time in a decade of sitting and replaced it. I used a new drain plug o-ring (same as main swingarm oil drain plug o-ring). After tightening to the specc'ed torque i noticed a small strand of orange hanging out. A piece of the o-ring had frayed/sheared off during tightening. Did I do something wrong or is this normal? It was fully seated against the bolt head and lightly oiled.
The drained fluid was pretty gross, and I couldn't warm it before draining because its on stands with no wheels and somewhat precarious. My plan is to just keep an eye on the plug for leakage and probably replace the fluid sooner than later to get it cleaner in there.
Second question is the front tie bar bolt that that holds the clutch cable bracket does not seem to have a torque spec, or I couldn't find one in the service manual. Oops, nevermind, i see it now: 25-27 ft-lbs. I'll leave this in case it helps anyone else in the future.
The drained fluid was pretty gross, and I couldn't warm it before draining because its on stands with no wheels and somewhat precarious. My plan is to just keep an eye on the plug for leakage and probably replace the fluid sooner than later to get it cleaner in there.
Second question is the front tie bar bolt that that holds the clutch cable bracket does not seem to have a torque spec, or I couldn't find one in the service manual. Oops, nevermind, i see it now: 25-27 ft-lbs. I'll leave this in case it helps anyone else in the future.
