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Accelerator Cable Replace

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 1:23 pm
by jonkennedy
how on earth do u get the accelerator cable through the housing / hole in the car body ?
do i have to cut the bush ?
i just cant seem to be able to push it through..

Re: Accelerator Cable Replace

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 1:26 pm
by bensspares
try harder lol....it will but requires some effort.

Re: Accelerator Cable Replace

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 1:30 pm
by jonkennedy
bensspares wrote:try harder lol....it will but requires some effort.
pushing from inside car to out applying pressure to the pink / white plastic *nipple *?

Re: Accelerator Cable Replace

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 1:33 pm
by bensspares
best to pull from engine side...its a tight fit....persistance pays...

Re: Accelerator Cable Replace

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 1:39 pm
by jonkennedy
tried that and a bit of the sheath stuff around the cable came away.. :training:

Re: Accelerator Cable Replace

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 8:43 pm
by DT1
Put some lubricant around where the grommet and cable meet then insert something like a thin screwdriver between the cable and grommet and roll it around the cable to break the seal and take some lubricant into the join.

Then push the grommet from the inside of the car out along the cable, long flat screwdriver is good for this.

Re: Accelerator Cable Replace

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 9:12 pm
by jonkennedy
will give it a go..
i'll need a new grommet after this ?

Re: Accelerator Cable Replace

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 10:15 pm
by DT1
Shouldn't do but I can't guarantee.

If it's the original grommet you might want to replace it anyway.

Re: Accelerator Cable Replace

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 10:26 pm
by jonkennedy
good call

Re: Accelerator Cable Replace

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 10:30 pm
by andyneedham2
Mines a carb car so one end it caught in a nipple by the carb. I took the gromet out of the bulkhead I think, put it over the cable and then got the gromet back in. Failing that would you be able to open the gromet up with some pinch nose pliers?

Andy

Re: Accelerator Cable Replace

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 10:32 pm
by jonkennedy
cant believe they dont supply the grommet with the cable ! :dunno: :dunno: