914-6 clutch cable - GEMO or Terry?, 914-6 clutch cable options Options

[larryM]

OK - did all the searches, looked at Pelican review & the Club site too - no joy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Question - which is the better choice - GEMO or Terry?

update - and some measurements fyi

(i ordered both cables - Terry from Pelican & "gemo" fro AA)

the Terry cable from Pelican is 3.12 mm dia - coarser wire than the old oem cables, also coarser wire than the AA "gemo" 914-6 specific cable at only 3.02 mm

the AA "914-6" cable is "white bag" - only 3.02 mm
- no brand tag identifying it as a genuine gemo as i have received with other genuine gemo cables over the yrs - so who knows what it really is - china sourced is my guess

the older (branded) gemo 914-6 that cable i removed is 3.38 mm dia - - same finer wire as the AA "gemo", (ie, more flexible ?), and same length

the Terry cable is longer by 2+ inches, but can be worked with and barrel-shimmed to fit if necessary - see pics in my 2nd post below

Hussey's club site advice is GEMO (of course - he does not sell Terry)

Pelican now only sell Terry & there's just one review - negative - it appears the Terry is "universal fit"


( seems like i have the same failure issue the negative review discusses)


-have any of y'all had failures like i've described above?

( I know - all made in China nowadays - whaddya expect?)


TIA

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[sixnotfour]

GEMO for the 914-6...

[JoeSharp]

The Pelican cable is to short and has the wrong end on it. Order one for the -6 from Patrick Motor Sports. I've seen one on a car but not installed one.

['73-914kid]

I'll second the failure rate on the Terry cables, although my issue was due to it fraying in the tunnel. An unsheathed cable running through a metal tube is going to rub/fray.

[rgalla9146]

I'll second the failure rate on the Terry cables, although my issue was due to it fraying in the tunnel. An unsheathed cable running through a metal tube is going to rub/fray.

Is there such a thing a a 6 cable anymore ?
I've ordered, received and returned a cable that was packaged with the 6 part number. It was a 4 cyl piece.
It would have worked but it was not the right part.
The wire for a 6 is .5mm thicker than a 4

[naro914]

I've had my Terry in for years, no issues. I have a spare just in case
What I usually need is a throttle cable - I use Terry on that too.

[larryM]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) update - and some measurements fyi


the Terry cable from Pelican is 3.12 mm dia - coarser wire than the old oem cables, also coarser wire than the AA "gemo" 914-6 specific cable at only 3.02 mm

the AA "914-6" cable is "white bag" - only 3.02 mm
- no brand tag identifying it as a genuine gemo as i have received with other genuine gemo cables over the yrs - so who knows what it really is - china sourced is my guess

the older (branded) gemo 914-6 that cable i removed is 3.38 mm dia - - same finer wire as the AA "gemo", (ie, more flexible ?), and same length

the Terry cable is longer by 2+ inches, but can be worked with and barrel-shimmed to fit if necessary - see pics

note that i was about 2 clutch actuations from disaster - change the cable early Sunday AM (took about 2hrs) and sprinted for the SVR Concours - just made it in time to register

- would never have made it on the old cable which was giving up FAST - I had already adjusted it just before the NC show a week earlier - when i found only ONE broken strand - 70 miles later it was "almost gone" with only ONE strand left !

(good news is the car won in CSI - (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cheer.gif) ) (also people's choice at NC foreign car show - (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)

. one strand


comparo: Terry - AA

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. AA cable installed



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