Re: [DML] throttle cable tip

["Harold McElraft" <hmcelraft@xxxxxxx>]

I would agree or as the instructions for the spool cover kit call 
for - antifreeze.

Harold McElraft - 3354


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "John Hervey" <john@xxxx> wrote:
> 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@xxxx [mailto:Soma576@xxxx]
> 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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