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Hmmm, every 4 or 5 years I break one, always up a the pedal just where the end peice crimps on. I lube things and such but maybe Im missing something. Keith > > This all seems rather odd to me. In 35+ years of driving type 3s I've NEVER > broken a throttle cable. In that whole time I've also replaced exactly ONE > throttle cable in a customer's car. I'm just guessing, but I suppose that the > FI is easier on the cable than carbs, especially aftermarket carbs. > > I can also imagine problems arising if the cable is routed poorly: not linked > to the pedal carefully, Bowden tube not threaded smoothly between the body and > the engine breast plate, rear cable end not connected so that it can rotate > easily, etc. > > -- > Jim Adney > jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, WI 53711-3054 > USA > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >