[DML] throttle cable tip

[Soma576@xxxxxxx]

List,

some of you may want to inspect your throttle cable before heading out on a 
long journey away from home, such as Pigeon Forge.  i just got my throttle 
bracket and spool assembly from the bead blasters and found during reassembly that 
my throttle cable was frayed badly where it leaves the hollow metal screw.  i 
pulled it out from the pedal box side and found it was in poor shape, 
collapsing in another place from the frayed part a couple feet away.   

i was able to get a new piece of wire (bulk wire) from the local hardware 
store (20 feet at 8 cents a foot) and a hollow metal shot end piece that you 
thread the pedal box side of the wire thru , then you take a hammer and crush the 
round shot, making it flat and a perfect fit for the u-shaped bracket that 
holds the cable to the foot feed.

i had some lithium grease i bought for the throttle spool and greased the 
wire before installing it by feeding it back up thru the pedal box.  i was able 
to get a clean enough cut on the wire by using a cutting disc from my dremel.  
threaded it thru, adjusted the throttle, and now i have a new cable for about 
$1.75 total, plus 1/2 hour labor.

just a tip for anyone else out there in a similar predicament.  if your 
sheath is damaged, i would imagine that a vendor is the only way to go.

Andy


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