[Spits] 78 throttle cable replacement

[Nick Moseley]

The cable runs through a metal sort of bushing in the firewall shelf. The
bushing is almost upside-down bell shaped. I seem to recall that prying from
the top is not a good idea, and that pushing the wire all the way into the
engine compartment, then thumping it up and out with the head of a hammer
will work.

Nick Moseley (no relation to Max, note the extra "e")  

-----Original Message-----
From: spitfires-bounces+nmoseley=dccnet.com at autox.team.net
[mailto:spitfires-bounces+nmoseley=dccnet.com at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
Craig
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 5:07 PM
To: Spitfires at autox.team.net
Subject: [Spits] 78 throttle cable replacement

Hello and help!
So my throttle cable breaks on the way to work... tow it home, order new
one.... get new one in mail... can't get the old one out of the firewall....
:-)  It will spin but won't pull out even though there doesn't appear to be
anything holding it in like a barb or something that needs to be pinched.
The
new cable housing doesn't seem to have any retention mechanism either. Do I
need better glasses?

Stumped in Louisville,
Craig Holmes
78 Spitfire
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