Throttle cable alternatives

[dougc]

Afternoon all.

After being left high and dry about a year ago when the throttle cable snapped at the engine end, I replaced it using the TVR Car Parts one. A couple of weeks ago, it let go again, this time at the pedal end after only 1200 or so miles of use!

I think the issue is the way the cable attaches to the pedal. Are all the setups the same? A groove in the top of the pedal which the cable fits into and then pinches closed? A metal tab on the end of the cable stops it pulling through. Mine had let go about half an inch from the metal tab. I think the arc the pedal top describes is at odds with the natural play in the cable and it causes a kink, which eventually wears through all the wires and 'PING', you're coasting into a layby on a busy dual carriageway.

Edited by dougc on Tuesday 6th April 14:40

[dougc]

Right.

Before I go outside and kill the car with fire and a hammer, HELP!!

Got the old one off OK and thanks to TVR Car Parts proactive marketing I have a new one ready to go.

Two problems.

One - the slot in the top of the pedal is such that when the pedal is in a resting position (and the system is under tension) the cable simply falls out of the slot. Last time, with much swearing I closed the slot with pliers to spot this happening but I think this may have contributed to the premature failure this time.



Two - At the engine end, the cable attaches via a sort of 'ball and socket' arrangement, with the ball being on the throttle assembly and the socket on the end of the cable. However, the ball and socket is not a snug fit and tricky to get the two to stay together, compounded by the fact that the ball hangs downwards and the socket on the end of the cable, won't turn through 180 degrees to meet the ball without twisting the cable. The cable is then always trying to return to an untwisted position and pulls the joint apart.



Any thoughts? I really want to go out for a drive

[dougc]

Tried refitting a dozen times and each time I get the 'socket' the right way up, run the cable through the engine bay to the pedal, when I get back to the 'socket' it has inverted again and refuses to turn through 180 degrees, only spinning 360.

fking bd thing. I'm going to the pub.

[dougc]

Tim Robinson said:

Andy,

Thanks for the offer, that is kind, if you want to come over that would be great. New to this type of communication, how do I contact you without the whole world knowing my phone # or email address?

Thanks
Tim

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