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| jhynesrockmtn |
 Sep 13 2020, 06:56 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 420 Joined: 13-June 16 From: spokane wa Member No.: 20,100 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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I've read through several threads on this but I cannot get the driver side cable fed through the rear firewall. I bought the cable from 914rubber. I've tried pulling it through with the old one with both ends taped together. I've tried shoving it through. I've tried kinking the cable a bit. Lots of lube on either end. It's getting stuck at the kink. Any other ideas? Maybe physically fasten the old and new cable together? I'm worried any fastener will be too big. I'm also worried I'm going to ruin this new cable.
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| mepstein |
Sep 13 2020, 07:40 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,322 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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I had a similar issue on the driver side. I put a Phillips head screwdriver in the tube and relaxed the bend just a bit. Worked.
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| jhynesrockmtn |
Sep 13 2020, 08:01 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 420 Joined: 13-June 16 From: spokane wa Member No.: 20,100 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(mepstein @ Sep 13 2020, 06:40 PM)  I had a similar issue on the driver side. I put a Phillips head screwdriver in the tube and relaxed the bend just a bit. Worked. I played with this a bit and the tube felt really firm. This is the one time I wish the car was a bit rustier. |
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| jhynesrockmtn |
Sep 14 2020, 09:38 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 420 Joined: 13-June 16 From: spokane wa Member No.: 20,100 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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I was able to get it. I did end up bending the firewall tube a small amount. I then threaded the old cable through to the cabin and heat sinked it to the old one. Pulled it through. The really fun part is the new cable on that side is too short. Luckily the old set up had a second small cable I saved to make the link work.
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| Frankvw |
Sep 15 2020, 01:27 AM
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working on my first 914 ! Group: Members Posts: 652 Joined: 13-April 16 From: Holland, the Netherlands Member No.: 19,896 Region Association: Europe |
nice idea to heat shrink them together, that did not give a whole lot extra thickness to the cable to pull through !
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