Stiff Controls

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mick elliot

Stiff Controls

#1 Post by mick elliot »

my throttle lever has gone stiff , stills goes into gear with a push but i can hear gears crunching any tips on what to do ?
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Re: Stiff Controls

#2 Post by The Austrian »

either take it apart and clean it yourself or let the pros do it for you viewtopic.php?f=14&t=20923
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Re: Stiff Controls

#3 Post by JimC »

Have you checked the tensioner?
Take apart your controls and grease?
Your cables could be siezed?
A slight crunch when engaging would be normal.
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Re: Stiff Controls

#4 Post by twinkle »

just be careful putting them back on. i put a trottle cable on too tight last year and broke the trottle lever in side the engine :oops: .was 6 weeks waiting on a new one :evil:

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