The tech at the dealership said to unthread the cover from the cable by rotating the cover AROUND the cable. Although that way might work for him, I preferred taking the clutch cable mounts off so I could just unscrew the cable and screw it in to the new one. I think all the oil was the most annoying part.

But I had even more trouble today. I hopped on to go for a ride and the clutch loosened about a mile down the road and it was unusable. I had to take the inspection cover off and re adjust the clutch on the side of the road. YAY . It loosened a little after that, but I'll fix that tonight.