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| Olympic 914 |
 Jul 2 2023, 02:03 PM
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Friend has a throttle cable stuck in the tube. can stick a heavy wire up the tube from rear about 2 1/2 - 3 feet before hitting blockage.
No plastic sleeve visible, doesn't look like it had a plastic sleeve on this cable. He had tied a small string on the cable before trying to pull it out, and when the cable got stuck yanking on the string did not free it up. then the string broke... right now there is about 2" of string visible leading into the tube, but too far in to grab. We are reluctant to try yanking HARD on the cable from the rear, for fear it will break off inside the tube. Any suggestions? |
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| r_towle |
Jul 2 2023, 02:11 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,591 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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Buy a new cable
I have used a coat hanger attached to a drill to ream out the tube. If the tube is clean, you can easily slide a new cable through. Rich |
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| Olympic 914 |
Jul 2 2023, 02:15 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,677 Joined: 7-July 11 From: Pittsburgh PA Member No.: 13,287 Region Association: North East States
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He bought a new cable, that is what he was trying to install. the old cable is stuck in the tube.
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| r_towle |
Jul 2 2023, 02:36 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,591 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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Ream it out
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| Shivers |
Jul 2 2023, 03:08 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2,436 Joined: 19-October 20 From: La Quinta, CA Member No.: 24,781 Region Association: Southern California |
Compressed air and blow it out
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| Craigers17 |
Jul 2 2023, 04:13 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 752 Joined: 5-August 17 From: Rome, GA Member No.: 21,317 Region Association: South East States
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| Olympic 914 |
Jul 2 2023, 07:40 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,677 Joined: 7-July 11 From: Pittsburgh PA Member No.: 13,287 Region Association: North East States
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Those pictures are a help.
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| jhynesrockmtn |
Jul 3 2023, 09:13 AM
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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 just changed mine and it was getting stuck right at the end fortunately. I was doing this a preventative maintenance as the clutch cable looked like crap. Of course the throttle cable looks new once it was removed. I now have a nice spare. I think the pedal end on these replacements might be a bit fatter than the original. I thought about grinding/filing off a bit of metal but a little lube helped and it pushed through.
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| Bartlett 914 |
Jul 3 2023, 02:33 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,216 Joined: 30-August 05 From: South Elgin IL Member No.: 4,707 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Electricians fishtape. The end must be cut off. Flexible but very tough. You cab use vise grips on the tape and tap it with a hammer bit by bit until the clog clears
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