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Throttle cable replacement?
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 4:51 pm
by evil_weevil
Afternoon all!
So gave my car some tlc today and noticed the cable is starting fray so to play it safe I want to replace it
Had a search and couldn't find much past info on it.
Has anyone done it? Pain in th ass job?
Where did you get the cable from?
What tools needed?
Is it a 6 pack of beer job?
Cheers!
Chris
Re: Throttle cable replacement?
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 4:57 pm
by KevGoat
I did this on my NA and it was pretty easy. Mistake I made was not taking notice where the cable threaded through the back of the dash so had a few attempts before it reached far enough to plug in. Apart from that, simple.
IIRC there's a Youtube video of how to do it.
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Re: Throttle cable replacement?
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 5:02 pm
by KevGoat
Found it ;
How to Replace Noisy Miata MX-5 Speedometer Cable:
http://youtu.be/toaLegEPbiI Sent from my GT-P1000T using Tapatalk 2
Re: Throttle cable replacement?
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 1:39 pm
by hks_kansei
Different cables, throttle cable is relatively simple, just a matter of unclipping each end, then feeding it through the firewall.
Hard part is getting the clip bit in the firewall unclipped.
Re: Throttle cable replacement?
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 6:26 pm
by KevGoat
Oops
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Re: Throttle cable replacement?
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 10:45 pm
by evil_weevil
Thanks hks,
how long did it take you?
any tips?
Kev - haha all good, appreciate the help anyway mate!
cheers,
Chris
Re: Throttle cable replacement?
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2014 7:19 pm
by evil_weevil
So with a mate it was a quick/fairly easy job with a few beers!
However I was sold a cable that seems and inch too long.
How?!?!
No idea. Even with maximum adjustment it was still too loose
Refund time,