Broken down

[Macey]

Throttle cable snapped, sat on hard shoulder awaiting The AA

[deeen]

Macey said:

Throttle cable snapped, sat on hard shoulder awaiting The AA

Oops, where are you?

[blueg33]

Ah thats not fun! Do you have spare?

[Macey]

Sat on the hard shoulder of the 329M at Winnersh Triangle, I've quit smoking but could do with a packet right now

[Macey]

I'm home, car now in it's garage, it wasn't the AA that came out to me so will need to get them to fix the car tomorrow. I do carry a spare throttle cable but as it got dark and being on the hard shoulder I suppose it's not the place to fit it.

[JnP]

That's a real bummer, glad you came home to a nice heated place though

[Macey]

As i'm in London today the car is not needed so have arranged for the AA to visit tomorrow morning, will see if the AA guy is up to the job of replacing the cable or whether it will just be a visit to Str8Six. Got warranty with them so it should not cost me anything.

[RedSpike66]

Hope no-one from my work saw you (90% of them go home that way) - I get enough stupid jokes about TVRs as it is !! I carry a spare throttle cable, but no tools !!!

[nawarne]

Macey said:

As i'm in London today the car is not needed so have arranged for the AA to visit tomorrow morning, will see if the AA guy is up to the job of replacing the cable or whether it will just be a visit to Str8Six. Got warranty with them so it should not cost me anything.

Steve,

When the AA arrive, you could pull up Graham Varley's SP6 stuff on your laptop.

There's a description of how to replace the throttle cable - and a couple of 'photos at the pedal end and throttle butterfly end. It doesn't look that hard to me!

If he has the wherewithall on his van, he could just go for renewing the 'inner'.
Nick

[WhyTwo]

Sorry to hear that Macey! Glad you managed to get home OK

Note to self - remember to buy a spare throttle cable!

[Macey]

nawarne said:

When the AA arrive, you could pull up Graham Varley's SP6 stuff on your laptop.

Laptop??????
I must admit that the last time the cable snapped the AA guy managed to fit a temporary replacement cable. They seem to carry a roll of cable (inner) with different fittings to suit most situations. The spare that I carry is just the inner which should suffice if they do need to use that.

Though with me saying that, the guy that turns up tomorrow will knowing my luck, take one look and run.

[m4tti]

I fitted a new throttle cable to mine this weekend.. god dam the people who built these cars were tiny, possibly elfs. Getting my hands in the footwell to the throttle cable bracket was dam near impossible..

I reeled of a few special swear words.

[deeen]

m4tti said:

I fitted a new throttle cable to mine this weekend.. god dam the people who built these cars were tiny, possibly elfs. Getting my hands in the footwell to the throttle cable bracket was dam near impossible..

I reeled of a few special swear words.

Ah, the TVR position. That's why the roof comes off, to make more space for your feet while your head is in the footwell.