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TurningSpanners
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by TurningSpanners Sat Oct 31, 2020 4:51 pm
Good evening all,
Just wondering if anyone has purchased a new 1500 Throttle Cable recently & was it OK ?
Silly me butchered the one on the car to fit an SK Carb
I've put the twin SU's back on her (it's a 1300) so needed to get a new cable & I've just received a new one from Rimmer's but either the cable is about 2cm too short or the outer shieth is too long.
I was just going to take some off of the outer shieth so it sits a little closer in the bracket but where the cable seems shorter there's not enough length to safely cut it without damaging the cable.
Just wondering if anyone has a genuine one available to buy ?
Thank you,
Wayne Lee
cleverusername
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by cleverusername Sat Oct 31, 2020 6:06 pm
My advice is to contact Rimmers before modifying anything, More than likely they have sold you a duff part.
new to this
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by new to this Sat Oct 31, 2020 7:45 pm
Is your outer case still ok,i replaced my throttle cable using a bike brake cable,
TurningSpanners
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by TurningSpanners Sun Nov 01, 2020 11:23 am
Thanks for the replies,
Wayne Lee
TrustNo1
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by TrustNo1 Fri Nov 06, 2020 1:56 am
you can buy the cable from place like carbuildersolutions much cheaper
Some people are like Slinky's, they serve no real purpose in life but bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs .
TurningSpanners
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by TurningSpanners Fri Nov 06, 2020 10:46 am
Just a final update on this one
Rimmers sent me a TCE412, which by all accounts was the same as the UKC1329 - as above, it didn't fit so I found a NOS UKC1329 which fitted perfectly.
Rimmers in all fairness have supplied a Return Number quickly so it has gone back today.
No just the small matter of setting the carbs up again...
Wayne Lee
TrustNo1
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by TrustNo1 Mon Nov 09, 2020 1:36 am
TurningSpanners wrote: ↑ Fri Nov 06, 2020 10:46 am
Just a final update on this one
Rimmers sent me a TCE412, which by all accounts was the same as the UKC1329 - as above, it didn't fit so I found a NOS UKC1329 which fitted perfectly.
Rimmers in all fairness have supplied a Return Number quickly so it has gone back today.
No just the small matter of setting the carbs up again...
You can always give me a shout if you get stuck for parts as I keep a lot of 1300/1500 (both FWD and Dolly) parts in my workshop.
Some people are like Slinky's, they serve no real purpose in life but bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs .
TurningSpanners
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Posts: 24 Joined: Wed Oct 07, 2020 8:17 pmLocation: Southampton
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by TurningSpanners Wed Nov 11, 2020 6:36 pm
Thank you,
Wayne Lee
