Clutch troubles Derbi Cross City 125

[Averandomage]

Hi and thank you for your time!

I am trying to make sense of a bunch of symptoms here;

My clutch cable recently snapped, and I just fitted a replacement until the OEM cable arrives.

However..

-The clutch lever does not return once released (to my understanding there is a spring inside the case to return the little lever my clutch cable "pulls on" - this returns itself if manually engaged, but not with enough force to pull the cable and handlebar lever back properly)

-The clutch does not disengage properly - enough to shift gears but not enough to start the engine in first gear for instance. If I remember correctly it had been this way since the cable snapped.

I am hoping that my plates are just sticky, however warming up / driving around the block has not helped much. I am not sure how the cable snapping / spring breaking / clutch seizing could all result from the same incident, except through some weird wiplash effect.

My plan is to open the clutch case tonight and have a look inside if I can spot the fault, but until then I thought it was worth checking if any of you can make out a pattern in this. Fingers crossed I don't need a new clutch to come 4 weeks from Europe..

Thanks again

[Mr Fro]

What's the drag like on the cable and is the lever a bit loose and floppy or firm to use?

[Averandomage]

The cable had a bit of drag, and I oiled it a moment ago, so that should help a bit (and the lever was accordingly floppy).

I just had the crankcase open, and the return spring is in fine condition, but not that large/strong- does the clutch itself play any part in providing resistance/ returning the lever?

Because my plates and basket appear fine too, a little sticky but no visible damage. I'm new to this size engine (have only worked on RC cars previously) so I'm still trying to make sense of how the clutch disengages - it appears that the clutch lever pushes on a little peg that goes through the middle of the pressure plate. I have seen diagrams of other clutches where this peg pushes the pressure plate away from the plates, but coming from the other side of the engine block.- I don't understand how pushing from the side of the plate would achieve a similar effect (also it does not appear to move when pushed)

I hope that makes sense, super awesome if someone could throw some light here

[Averandomage]

Quick update everything is back to working. Fault was within my adjustment of the cable after all, but at least I got an oil change out of it and learnt how my clutch looks and works.