mine are a blitch to work... you have to pull slowly, and "just right" to get them to work, or else they catch, and you cant pull them any further...

are they broken?
~Nate

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95 Honda Shadow ACE 1100.
1999 Plymouth Neon Expresso. 2.4 swap, 10.5 to 1 comp, big cams. Autocross time attack vehicle!
2012 Escape, 'hunter" (5 sp 4cyl)