Hi guys,

Fitted mt new pedal box but can't work out how to connect accelerator cable. As shown in the photo below the accelerator is just sort of a rod.

As a temporary repair around 8 years ago I used a chocolate block connector, its still there.

Drill a hole through the rod, poke the cable though the hole and use a solderless nipple to hold it.

Thought that last method was a great way to get a broken cable as the twisting of the cable as you press the pedal brakes it?

Mike,

Not sure what you mean?

I used a solderless nipple on mine and the 6yrs I had it never had a problem?

If i've got what you wrote right you mean ....


drill a hole inline with the accelerator cable. The cable goes through the pedal mounting and straight through the hole in the pedal. Every time you press the accelerator pedal the hole you've drilled goes through a slight arc (it has to due to the fact its a lever). Its this arc that being tight on the cable makes the cable bend repeatidly and break.

I've made a 'u' shape that allows the cable to always remain straight as the cable attaches to the bottom of the 'u' and pulls it towards the engine. The tops of the 'u' are attached to the pedal and pivot therefore taking up the bending.

Having said that, large choc block made into a loop would probably be a lot easier, faster to make and proven to work.

If you drill the hole in that rod a bit bigger then you can put a short length of plastic tube around the inner wire.

This cushions the inner wire. In my case there was some of this plastic tube in the cable itself (between the outer wire wound stuff and the inner wire).

The arc methods are nice, but tricky to engineer.

Matt

ensure the cable can swivel otherwise the constant twisting will cause ot be break < ask me how I know.

Have a look at a classic mini throttle pedal where the cable attaches there is a slot cut and a small countersunk hole for the cable nipple to locate in. The slot allows the cable to rotate without bending.

http://www.p4nts.co.uk/mnr/slides/MNR%20(89).html

http://www.p4nts.co.uk/mnr/slides/MNR%20(90).html


Can't do a link to the pic on my phone sorry...