looking for a quick answer on throttle cable
looking for a quick answer on throttle cable
throttle cable just broke. it's a buggy. so obviously my replacement is too short. this is the first time this happened. the one on the car is still sticking out the tube by the pedal like half an inch. is there an easy way to run the new one? should i just pull the old one from the rear? and my original has this tip on it with a hex screw. looks like i can cut it to size once its through and then push it into the tip and tighten the hex screw down? should i push it through with the existing tip and then cut or cut the tip off first and just feed the wire through? how's all that sound? trying to get it going now.
"...so obviously my replacement is too short." Too short, or too long? I am guessing you mean the latter. Here's what I would do: Tie a string to the end by the pedals. You might have to kink the cable in order to keep the string on there. Pull the old cable out from the back of the car, which will bring the string with it. You will now have a string running through the path of the throttle cable. Cut the end off the new cable. Tie the end of the string that is near the pedals to the end of the cable. Pull the string from the back of the car, thus pulling the cable with it. Do this in steps, adding some grease to the cable as it enters the tube in the tunnel. If you are lucky, the end of the cable will emerge from the tube at the engine. I had one of those ends with the hex screw, but I decided not to use it. The hex screw goes into the cable to secure it, so why bother with it? The set screw on the carb will do the same thing, so I just put the cable there and tighten it down. So far, so good. I also keep an extra throttle and clutch cable onboard in case one breaks in the field.
well, i didn't have either string or wire so i tried it dry. yes, i meant too long. 
unfortunately the tube was cut along with the chassis and not put back together! 
the longest part was getting it into the rear half of the tube from the front half a half inch away. but it worked! :driving: just have to get a real set of cutters to make the perfect length.cut it a bit too long. better than too short though i suppose! thanks!
unfortunately the tube was cut along with the chassis and not put back together! the longest part was getting it into the rear half of the tube from the front half a half inch away. but it worked! :driving: just have to get a real set of cutters to make the perfect length.cut it a bit too long. better than too short though i suppose! thanks!I have used a Dremel with a cutting wheel to cut the cable, it makes for a neat cut with no unraveling of the cable. After I cut the cable, I use a small piece of copper hobby tubing over the end of the cable and I solder it in place, filling the tube with solder. I know I am being anal, but it keeps things neat and the copper tubing being soft is perfect for the barrel nut set screw to bite against.
Throttle Cable
To solve the problem of a broken cable, there is an after market cable, I believe 3/32" cable or larger, you can get it at almost any VW parts place. Ther'e used on sand rails etc. about twice the diameter of a stock cable or wire cable. They have an eye ring at the pedal so you have to adapt a screw, nut affair to fasten to the pedal, depending on the pedal you got. Threading it through should be no problem. Put the end through the carb fitting, add a couple of inches rap it in duct tape and cut it off with a dremal tool or die grinder. At least it works for me. 
:2cents: Jimbo
:2cents: Jimbo