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Old 08-01-2013 | 10:36 AM
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This has always bugged me. Why on the box are there two identical sized holes next to one another for the clutch cable?
I always use the outer one (nearest n/s wing) but i wondered if there was a reason for having two as id imagine the cable would hook to the fork at an odd angle like \

Anyone know?
Old 08-01-2013 | 11:34 AM
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Maybe for lesser specc'ed models using a smaller clutch, 1.1 and 1.3 etc, then the cable would go in the inside hole...?
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I looked at the guys s1 on this forum with the clutch issue, his cable was in the wrong hole.
Old 08-01-2013 | 05:30 PM
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Was his in the hole closest to the engine then?
Old 08-01-2013 | 06:47 PM
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I'd always thought the second hole was for left hand drive cars as the cable would come at a different angle I'm probably wrong though lol
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Originally Posted by haz87
Was his in the hole closest to the engine then?
No the nearer to the inner wing hole, made the cable run at a unnatural angle. The clutch arm was shorter than on my car.
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