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Blokeinamoke
 Post subject: Throttle cable
PostPosted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:04 pm 
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The bloody throttle cable snapped in the middle. Glad it happened now.

I will replace it with a generic, however any ideas on how to add the lumpy bit, that fits into the accelerator pedal, onto the cable?
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Mick
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Location: Under the bonnet son!
Bicycle cables have a very similar lump on the end. You can lash out and get a teflon lined you beauty cable for 7 bucks. Cross fit the brass end fittings from the old outer cable if you have them.

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Mick wrote:
Bicycle cables have a very similar lump on the end. You can lash out and get a teflon lined you beauty cable for 7 bucks. Cross fit the brass end fittings from the old outer cable if you have them.


Hero. Thanks.
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Mick
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Location: Under the bonnet son!
Oh, Grease it before you re-install it.

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Don't over adjust it. You want the pedal on the floor with the butterfly 99% open. :wink:
If you have 100% throttle and the pedal just off the floor you will break the cable very quickly.
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Blokeinamoke
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Morris 1100 wrote:
Don't over adjust it. You want the pedal on the floor with the butterfly 99% open. :wink:
If you have 100% throttle and the pedal just off the floor you will break the cable very quickly.


Yep. Thanks
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Betty
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speak to Mini Mad about throttle cables snapping.
That is his profession ! :!:

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I have a push bike cable as a throttle cable and it works perfectly. :D

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aaron
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ONe trick with push bike accelerator cables is to cut the excess off with an angle grinder cutting disc rather than a pair of cutters. This will help stop the indiviual wires being crushed and mishaped so that you can still fit it to the carb. If you have a good soldering iron get it really hot and dab a touch of solder on the end to hold the wires. Just a few tips to making life easy. :wink:

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aaron wrote:
ONe trick with push bike accelerator cables is to cut the excess off with an angle grinder cutting disc rather than a pair of cutters. This will help stop the indiviual wires being crushed and mishaped so that you can still fit it to the carb. If you have a good soldering iron get it really hot and dab a touch of solder on the end to hold the wires. Just a few tips to making life easy. :wink:

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I tried two bike cables and they both freyed at the end of the sheath where it goes throurgh the firewall. Mind you they ware rubbish chinese things. So I have ordered a teflon coated core and a new sheath. Thanks for the feedback. Might make a good How-To :wink:
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