250-500cc Clutch actuating arm.

The actuating arm on my low hour(40) 09 wr250 seems to have lifted to the point where the cable is rubbing on the reed cage. The shaft of the arm looks like it has lifted, see where it is shiny in the image.
The clutch still works fine but now that i think about it the pull may be a bit tougher than it used to be and i did get cramp in my forearm in my last race.
I have done no work on the clutch apart from fit a terminator cable at around 5hrs.
The shaft won't simply push down as i have tried this. I have another race in 5 days and am not sure what to do.
Has anyone else experienced this before?
Thanks from Paul in New Zealand.

Shouldnt there be s spring there?
Hae you taken out the pin inside the chultch, then push the actuating arm and insert the pin again?

I think that spring was only on earlier year models. It's not listed in the 2009 parts catalog.

Never seen this before...taking the pin out from the center of the clutch sounds like a good starting point to see what's going on.

Thanks for the advice.
I don't think it ever had a return spring and yes I guess I will have to have a look inside. Just a bit worried as to what I might find, I was hoping it may have been a common issue with an easy fix!

Pulled out the shaft and pushrod and everything looks as it should. The actuating lever can't sit any lower as it bottoms out and anyway it is the pushrod that dictates the position.
Clutch feels a little lighter but I have not changed anything.

Does anyone else's clutch cable ride along the underside of the reed cage?

^yep they just touch when lever pulled in or go damn close if not

Well, it turns out that my cable nearly touches when pulling the clutch all the way in...

If theres no spring mentioned it may not have it but the shaft could be the same and same height just without spring on.
See bad dark picture.

All you do is bend the arm down towards bottom of cases.

They are known to rub.

Also you ought to cut arm off, make new one 1/2 longer and with ez clutch, you can pull it with your pinky.

http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/wr-250-300-ez-pull-clutch.20623/

Thanks for the link and I may have to look at this.
If I extend the arm doesn't it also mean that the lever will need to travel further, I like to use 2 fingers and as it is the lever nearly squashes my other fingers.