Hi Larry,
Heat Shrink is a bad idea. It pulls off somewhere about the middle of
the cable, It also doesn'r hold up well in oily environments.
Soldiering works the best. Make sure you get all the frayed ends trimed
smooth. If one gets hooked inside the sleive, it can be fun.
Especially if it is on the throttle cable. It sticks the throttle open,
Loads of fun. Don't ask, just be quick on the key when it happens.
Rick
Brad Fornal wrote:
>
> I would try soaking in something like diesel fuel so it will get into the
> innards better. After a good soaking then flex the entire cable to loosen
> the rusted areas as much as possible. When reassembling I would recommend
> something along the lines of Never Seize to be wiped along the cable while
> it is being inserted (messy stuff) so that it lessens the chance of it
> happening again. If the cable end is frayed I wonder if one could control
> it with a small piece of shrink wrap, anyone tried this???
> ....................
>
> Larry Cogan wrote:
>
> > Three of my hanger queens are afflicted with terminally (?)
> > stiff/frozen pull cables. One is the choke on the Bugeye, one the
> > fresh air cable on the 70 Midget, and all three cables on the TC are
> > about frozen. Is there a procedure to resurrect these puppies to some
> > usefulness? Like remove and soak in a bucket of oil for a day or clip
> > the dog legs off the end and remove the internal wire, sand and try to
> > reinsert? Anyone BTDT? Thanks, Larry.
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