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Throttel cable question

Lane AndersonLane AndersonMt. Pleasant, SC Supporting Member

On the way home from Cars and Coffee last Saturday my throttle cable snapped right at the pinch bolt.  Since I had purposely left in some slack I was able to fix it well enough to get it home.  The throttle is VERY sensitive now, and it is holding the idle up just a hair.  It is also on the last 1/4" of the cable, so this is most definitely temporary.  This happened because I switched from the crossbar linkage between my Webers to a CSP bellcrank linkage, which had the location of the pinch bolt about 1/4" off the end of the crimped-on thingie (name?).  Over time it just wore through the strands of the cable.  Anyway, I will have to shorten any cable I get, even one from Carey, so how can I do this in such a way that the problem doesn't reoccur?

Formerly 2006 Beck Speedster (Carlisle build car), 1964 Beck Super Coupe

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David Stroud IM Roadster DDavid Stroud IM Roadster DOttawa Canada '83 IM Soob

I lost a throttle cable a few years ago near Christainsburg ( I think ) on the way to Carlisle . We staggered the car back to the Hotel after dinner ( Nolan was with us ) and behold, Jack Crosby donated a new cable and Lane Anderson pretty much installed it. Thanks again guys.

 

Now, with the Ignacio idea in hand, one project this winter will be to do a couple of quick mods / holes and run a secondary cable from the carb thru the rear bulkhead and then thru the rear seat back into the rear seat area. Add three or feet of length to that cable and you could hand pull the throttle if need be. It would take up virtually no space in the rear seat area but let me sleep better at night while on the road.

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David Stroud IM Roadster DDavid Stroud IM Roadster DOttawa Canada '83 IM Soob
Originally Posted by majorkahuna:

I carry a spare throttle and clutch cable on board. Once drove my bus 4 miles without throttle cable, mostly down hill fortunately. Pretty hard to upshift. 

Exactly...and my breakdown was about five miles from the hotel, just after supper. I adjusted the throttle to very high idle and nursed it the best I could to get back into the parking lot to get things fixed before dark. My secondary cable will preclude that sweat, in fact get you home nicely without an on the road fix if you want.

Todd -Todd -Charlotte, NC
Originally Posted by MusbJim - '14 VS SoCal:

On a 200 mile trip home, my throttle cable also broke at that same point. No spare cable on hand, DANG! Found some shoestring on side of road and McGuyver'd the cable. Made the remaining 100 miles home (and then some). 

 

McGuyver

Damnit Jim.. Now you tell us your secret to getting 95,000 miles on a speedster!

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