RE: [DML] throttle cable tip

["John Hervey" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Andy, Grease and oil attracts dirt and grime and will make it stop up
quicker. If the cable is clean and no burrs on the inside then I would leave
it dry.
John





-----Original Message-----
From: Soma576@xxxxxxx [mailto:Soma576@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 7:44 PM
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [DML] throttle cable tip


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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