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Re: [T3] Accelerator cable too long


On 3 Oct 2003 at 9:50, Russ wolfe wrote:

> On Thu, 2003-10-02 at 20:56, Jim Adney wrote:
> > On 2 Oct 2003 at 18:38, Russ wolfe wrote:

> Until VW went to the braided throttle cable, they didnt even use a
> bowden housing on the throttle cable. 

Really? Wouldn't that tend to "work" the throttle as the engine/tranny mounts 
and the subframe bushings moved?

> What do you recommend when you only have access to 1 length cable and it
> is too long. I have seen catalogs where the only throttle cable they
> list is one length for the T-3.

Check a different catalog, but you're right, it's common to only find one 
listed.

I've always been able to find the right cable, but I suspect that one could 
shorten a cable by soldering a new sleeve at the right position near the old 
end, which you would have to cut off. I don't know how hard it might be to come 
up with something suitable for a new sleeve, or if you could drill out the 
original and reuse it.

Cables are something I always save from old cars.

-- 
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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