cd.thomson
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| posted on 27/1/10 at 12:02 PM |
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short choke cable?
how hard is it to shorten a choke cable?
clicky
this one will be too long but they all seem to be around this length. I probably need one less than half that length!
Craig
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55ant
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| posted on 27/1/10 at 12:05 PM |
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my one is susspiciously like a bike cable, should be v.easy to shorten it, pop into your local bike shop and they will probably have any bits you may
need, end clampy nipple thingys.
away from cars, now cycling and building TT bikes
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irvined
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| posted on 27/1/10 at 12:05 PM |
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I have a similar one, its easy to shorten, you can remove the inner cable from the sleeve, cut the sleeve down to size, then re assemble and cut the
inner cable to the correct size without damaging it.
http://irvined.blogspot.com
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r1_pete
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| posted on 27/1/10 at 12:40 PM |
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I always solder up the inner cable at the point of cutting, before cutting it, it stops it fraying and makes it easy to slide back through the outer.
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02GF74
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| posted on 27/1/10 at 01:44 PM |
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^^^ what thay say.
in some cases, the inner is a solid wire, not multi strands, so no need fro soldering.
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r1_pete
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| posted on 27/1/10 at 01:55 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
^^^ what thay say.
in some cases, the inner is a solid wire, not multi strands, so no need fro soldering.
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Do you know any suppliers of the solid type? I need some for the heater controls??
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 27/1/10 at 01:57 PM |
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cheers guys, i will buy it now.
Craig
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Peteff
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| posted on 27/1/10 at 03:47 PM |
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I bought one of those at the local car shop for under £3. It has a solid inner and you can just pull the knob out as far as you want then cut the
inner and outer and push the inner back through.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 27/1/10 at 08:48 PM |
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To cut the inner cable neatly use a sharp cold chisel and an anvil/vice whatever , just give the chisel a sharp tap . Cable cutters don't cut as
neatly as this method , ask any old motor cycle mechanics
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britishtrident
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| posted on 30/1/10 at 07:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by r1_pete
quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
^^^ what thay say.
in some cases, the inner is a solid wire, not multi strands, so no need fro soldering.
.... 5 more posts to go ......
Do you know any suppliers of the solid type? I need some for the heater controls??
Used to be easy enough to find -- I might actually have a
new one in the shed but it is vert short ie BL mini length.
Lotus used this type on the (real) Elan -- outer ended at rearmost 40DCOE the inner cable went straight on to the front Weber.
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