snapped clutch cable

[Tiggie]

as the title says my clutch cable went ping as I was coming home today, luckily I was practically on my street when it happened so got home fine.

New cable ordered and on its way hopefully by tuesday. In the meantime I was thinking of removing the push cable from my throttle and using that for the clutch. Good or bad idea? the old cable snapped inside the lever housing so doubt I can bodge that together.

cheers

[Stu]

If it fits then why not

but I dont think it will fit they have a different nipple

[Tiggie]

was thinking that, will have a look in morning. Cant be arsed walking to work and back on monday so will be attempting a bodge of some kind

[Tiggie]

have been searching on google and have come across a bodge thats worth sharing

[Stu]

try it if it works it works for a day or two

another bodge is to make a nipple out of solder

[Tiggie]

as stupid as that looks I might give it a go. it would only be for one day and it'll be quicker than pulling apart the throttle!

[Stu]

I would

just tape the full handle together so it doesnt spring open

I have ridden a bike before without a cable....had to bridge the clutch switch so I could start the bike in gear at traffic lights etc was a bit of a bumpy start

[mattycoops43]

It's not a 'push cable' it's the pull to close cable, it's what overcomes the friction of the pull to open cable and makes sure your throttles shut. I would not be overly happy running a single cable throttle without a lot of checking and setting up to make sure it would 100% shut every time instantly. If you just remove the second cable, it is quite possible the throttles won't shut smoothly which would be a challenging commute.

[acting_strange]

aren't you near Halfords?...A pushbike brake cable would do temporarily...