3littlepigs
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On a 97 Speedster, how do I perform throttle, choke, and shifter lubrication maintenance?
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Throttle/Choke Cable and Shifter Maintenance
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3littlepigs
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Well, I pulled the shifter console out and greased all the contacts. I was confused on one thing.
On the starboard side there was a starboard throttle tension plastic screw. I was able to adjust this to increase or decrease the starboard side throttle lever tension.
On the port side there are two tension screws. The bottom one adjusts the forward/neutral/reverse level click tension. Which worked fine.
But the top screw, for the port throttle tension, wouldn't adjust when I turned the screw. I pulled the screw out and I didn't find a spring behind it. I then stoled the spring from the starboard throttle side and installed it on the port throttle side. But even with the spring it would not tension up. Even with the screw turned all the way in.
Any ideas why this would be the case? Am I missing a part besides just the spring?
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On the starboard side there was a starboard throttle tension plastic screw. I was able to adjust this to increase or decrease the starboard side throttle lever tension.
On the port side there are two tension screws. The bottom one adjusts the forward/neutral/reverse level click tension. Which worked fine.
But the top screw, for the port throttle tension, wouldn't adjust when I turned the screw. I pulled the screw out and I didn't find a spring behind it. I then stoled the spring from the starboard throttle side and installed it on the port throttle side. But even with the spring it would not tension up. Even with the screw turned all the way in.
Any ideas why this would be the case? Am I missing a part besides just the spring?
Thanks.
3littlepigs
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But you'd think with just the spring screwed all the way in there'd be some drag. Unless the follower is longer and/or narrower. I'll have to pull the good side one out and take a look at it.
And as for the lubing of the cables. I thought the manual was referring about just greasing the cable ends. Not trying to get fluid down the whole cable. Though that would be better I guess. What are you running down there? Synthetic motor oil?
But the insides on mine must be pretty clean because they move with "very" little effort.
As for the shifter. Mine goes easier into reverse then forward. Is that normal? I would think that to be true because reverse is dropping the gate and forward is lifting it.
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And as for the lubing of the cables. I thought the manual was referring about just greasing the cable ends. Not trying to get fluid down the whole cable. Though that would be better I guess. What are you running down there? Synthetic motor oil?
But the insides on mine must be pretty clean because they move with "very" little effort.
As for the shifter. Mine goes easier into reverse then forward. Is that normal? I would think that to be true because reverse is dropping the gate and forward is lifting it.
Thank!
Yes, I humbly suggest you create a new thread so others will see it. If you post here many may not see your question. Have you checked/replaced your spark plugs recently?
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