Hi everyone!

The other day my clutch cable broke at the upper end mid ride. I came back now to replace it and am stuck at the adjustment part. My issue: when in first gear, bike off, clutch fully in - the bike still has quite some resistance to it. After adjusting up and down I'm at a loss for what I'm doing wrong 🥲

Specs:

Yamaha DT 125r (1994)

Clutch cable is a replacement part from tecnium with the number 3BN-26635-00-00

What I did so far:

\- remove old cable

\- cleaned a bit the clutch arm from dirt

\- put new cable through the same route

\- lube cable

\- put engine end in clutch arm and then top end in lever and through locknut so it's in place.

\- put the engine end cable through the hook that is there between the two nuts

From the moment i put it in the hook, the clutch arm is not in its fully relaxed position, but a little bit tightened already (even if all the nuts are placed for full slack).

Now I start playing with the bottom and top adjustors. No matter what I do, when I pull the clutch and move the bike in first gear it always has resistance to it.

In the photos you can see upper part, lower part with the cable inside the hook, and cable out of the hook.

Thank you for any help. Currently getting rained on and not sure why this turned out to be so difficult!🤲

Clutch drag after cable replacement on Yamaha DT125