2011 Kawasaki KLX140 Owners Manual - Page 54

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52 MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT Clutch Clutch Lever Adjustment Proper clutch lever play is 2 a 3 mm (0.08 a 0.12 in.). Lever play increases with cable stretch and friction plate wear, requiring periodic adjustment. When the clutch lever play is out of specification, first try adjusting it at the clutch lever as follows. Slide the clutch lever dust cover back. Loosen the locknut, turn the adjuster to obtain the proper amount of clutch lever play, then tighten the locknut. j If the clutch lever play cannot be adjusted at the clutch lever, make the adjustment further down the cable as follows. Loosen the locknut at the clutch lever. Turn the adjuster in all the way, then tighten the locknut. Loosen the locknut at the lower end of the clutch cable, and turn the adjusting nut so that the clutch lever play is 2 a 3 mm (0.08 a 0.12 in.). • • • • • A. Locknuts B. Clutch Cable A. Clutch Lever B. Locknut C. Adjuster D. 2 a 3 mm (0.08 a 0.12 in.) E. Dust Cover

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52
MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT
j
Clutch
Clutch Lever Adjustment
Proper clutch lever play is 2
°
3 mm (0.08
°
0.12
in.). Lever play increases with cable stretch and fric-
tion plate wear, requiring periodic adjustment.
When the clutch lever play is out of specification,
first try adjusting it at the clutch lever as follows.
•
Slide the clutch lever dust cover back.
•
Loosen the locknut, turn the adjuster to obtain the
proper amount of clutch lever play, then tighten the
locknut.
A. Clutch Lever
B. Locknut
C. Adjuster
D. 2
°
3 mm (0.08
°
0.12 in.)
E. Dust Cover
If the clutch lever play cannot be adjusted at the
clutch lever, make the adjustment further down the
cable as follows.
•
Loosen the locknut at the clutch lever.
•
Turn the adjuster in all the way, then tighten the
locknut.
•
Loosen the locknut at the lower end of the clutch
cable, and turn the adjusting nut so that the clutch
lever play is 2
°
3 mm (0.08
°
0.12 in.).
A. Locknuts
B. Clutch Cable