Throttle cable end - help

[sunlion]

912e. Replied to another guy asking about this on the 914 forum. Had to adjust my cable since PO installed dual Webers. Cable too long, need mechanism to allow set screw to tighten onto something other than the cable itself. See photo. I crimped a roll pin but the cable keeds slipping. I don't want to cut the cable in case I have the injectors reinstalled. Crimp harder? Suggestions?

[Dublinoh]

How about something like this where the cable leaves the throttle arm. Sort of a second attachment. Drill it out if necessary or source a larger one.




Rupp minibike cable stop clamp

[HawgRyder]

Try repair ends for throttle or clutch for motorcycles.
I have used them for years and they have a little brass "pill" inside that crushes against the cable to prevent slipping.
Ask at your local bike shop....take a piece of cable with you if you can to size it.
Bob

[timmy2]

Drill a hole in a bolt near the hex head, slide the cable through to where you want it, then tighten a nut on the bolt to lock the cable. Just like a bike brake cable end.

[HawgRyder]

If you use the bolt with hole trick...the cable will be bent at the bolt every time it is pulled (has to do with geometry).
This will cause the failure of the cable just where it enters the bolt.
The reason: the bolt does not rotate in the bracket when cable is pulled.
Bob

[Joe Bob]

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[gostraight]

Originally Posted by Dublinoh

How about something like this where the cable leaves the throttle arm. Sort of a second attachment. Drill it out if necessary or source a larger one.




Rupp minibike cable stop clamp

I think they're called cable stops. I bought a set of five different sizes for $2.00 from auto zone

[Packy]

Try these:
McMaster-Carr

[Packy]

These are aesthetically pleasing...
Precision Karting Technologies Store

[sunlion]

"These are aesthetically pleasing..."






Indeed. Thanks Packy.

Being aesthetically pleasing under the hood makes up for the rusted out rear seat bottoms, warped dash, torn vinly and various other signs of aging on a '76e

I'll update when I have time to get to the car.

Thanks for all the input.

[sunlion]

I hopefully have solved the problem. Purchased a racheting crimping tool at Harbor Freight. Seem to have done the trick better than pliers. The cable no longer slips in the roll pin. Thanks for all the suggestions. R.