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Accelerator cable
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 4:44 pm
by Arfron
Has anyone any suggestions on how to un-do the nut at the carb. end of the acc. cable . I have failed to stop the pin from turning , I have tried holding the pin with a pliers , but no luck so far.The nut doesn't look rusted up, I just can't stop the thing turnig !! Do I pull out the split pin,and remove the pin ,so that I can remove and grip the thing ? ??
Arfron
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 5:11 pm
by Cam
Well, anything that will give you a better grip on the pin. I think I have used strong mole grips in the past.
Cable
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 5:16 pm
by Arfron
Thanks Cam -- not sure if I've got a small enough grips /mole ? Big search starts !!
Arfron
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 5:37 pm
by bigginger
Small Mole grips are pretty easy to get hold of - lots of welding sets have them, and the packs of 3 from the likes of Bee and Queue often do too, for under a tenner.
Cable
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:07 am
by Arfron
Mmmmm-h this could be an expensive nut !! I know it sounds silly , but it is a most awkward thing to undo , and not easy to get at
Arfron
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 3:43 pm
by Kevin
Give it a squirt of penetrating oil to assist releasing it, unusual for it to be that bad though you could also try thin nosed pliers rather than standard ones.
cable
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 7:33 pm
by Willie
The 'pin' which you refer to should have a built in spanner flat
on one side and a threaded nut on the other side????
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 7:42 pm
by Alec
Hello Arfron,
either a scriber or a pin punch if you have a small enough one into the split pin hole and that should be strong enough to hold it.
Alec
cable
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 4:21 pm
by Arfron
Thanks for the suggestions - will have another go tomorrow !! I will have a better look to see if there is a is a spanner flat on my pin .
Cheers
Arfron
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 6:12 pm
by d_harris
bigginger wrote:and the packs of 3 from the likes of Bee and Queue often do too, for under a tenner.
Eh? To my knowledge b&q only do individual ones!
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 7:32 pm
by bigginger
"the likes of B&Q" - I can never remember which DIY shop's which! I think it was the one near Sainsburys in Weston-S-M , which isn't a B&Q- but I might be wrong:)
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Throttle cable
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 9:24 am
by Arfron
Yup , there was a 'flat' at the end of the pin and nut ,which pinches the throttle cable ( hadn't noticed it ,Willie ). Managed to hold with a GPO wiring type of tool --job done !! Can adjust the tick-over at last . Must have been like it for years with the previous owner !!
Arfron