Hey guys,

Replacing the throttle cable and it seems the PO used one with a very tight fitting sheath. It cracked and broke in the tube on removal. I got about 2 feet out before it snapped. Any suggestions? I tried pushing it back through with a coat hanger, but it’s really wedges in there and the coat hanger is too pliable.

Why is it that the simplest things always kick your ass?

Electricians fish tape is very stiff. You will need to cut the end off. Push it in as far as it will go. Hold it with vise grips and tap a little bit at a time. My main worry with this is having the fish tape enter the tube. I think you would want it to hit on the end of the tube. I got one stuck once and this is how I cleared it.

Spray lube in the tube before you try anything else.

I sprayed plenty of lube through into the tube. I then used a large adjustable spanner as a handle with the inner cable wrapped around it.

I then pulled and jerk pulled ( kind of like a slide hammer action) until it pulled the sheath through.

It was a proper little bugger of a thing to sort.

Just sell that thing already, it gives you nothing but trouble.


I do agree with our Welch constituent, I have a slide hammer with a chuck on the end, lots of lube (self explanatory) and patience...

Can you pull it through the front, then run a tracer wire thru to pull the new one back?

Lube in the tube

Success! Thanks guys. I ended up putting lube in the tube and used a metal garden stake (the kind used to keep flowers standing) to push the sheath pieces thru. The perfect size. Bullet dodged!

here's a pic of what I used. In case anyone else gets stuck,

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You worry me

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Oh, believe me, I am. Mostly of a stuck cable sheath, lubed to the gills, and explaining why I need a flower shaft.

Lube the hole. Stick it with the shaft. All in a days work.