How To Shorten A Throttle Cable?

[s16 Peggy 0]

Hi all,

 

I have just completed the conversion from my S16 inlet manifold to the GTI-6 one, and I am going to need to make the throttle cable shorter.

 

Has anyone any good tips for doing this with minimum hassle?

 

Thanks

 

Nigel

[sonofsam 5]

I had to shorten a 405 cable to fit on my 205 turbo, would suggest a really good pair of cutters

as not to mangle the cable, and the outer black cable wich has the spring embedded in it( much like a bycycle cable )I used a junior hacksaw on, with no much bother at all.

[s16 Peggy 0]

I had to shorten a 405 cable to fit on my 205 turbo, would suggest a really good pair of cutters

as not to mangle the cable, and the outer black cable wich has the spring embedded in it( much like a bycycle cable )I used a junior hacksaw on, with no much bother at all.

 

 

Thanks,

 

Whats the best way to reattach the nipple for the butterfly though?

 

Cheers

[sonofsam 5]

Sorry cant help there, mine had a little metal dowl with a grub screw.

[Alastairh 47]

When i do mi conversions i just buy a new cable off a 405 from pug, its adjustable to what ever length you want.

 

Alastair

[s16 Peggy 0]

When i do mi conversions i just buy a new cable off a 405 from pug, its adjustable to what ever length you want.

 

Alastair

 

Thanks very much. Thats what I shall do then.

 

Cheers

[welshpug 1,657]

what you need is the little barrel with a hole through it and a screw in from the end, best way I can desrribe it! comes on 306 diesel throttle cables, and I know that the bikeshop i used to work in has hundreds of them in the workshop, I could get one for you if thats easier than getting a new cable?

 

(which IIRC would be a lot easier to shorten the current unit than fit another one, buggers to do!)

[s16 Peggy 0]

what you need is the little barrel with a hole through it and a screw in from the end, best way I can desrribe it! comes on 306 diesel throttle cables, and I know that the bikeshop i used to work in has hundreds of them in the workshop, I could get one for you if thats easier than getting a new cable?

 

(which IIRC would be a lot easier to shorten the current unit than fit another one, buggers to do!)

 

 

Cheers,

 

I might see if I can rob one off my mountain bike