Throttle cable replacement?

evil_weevil · Postby **evil_weevil** » Sat Jul 05, 2014 4:51 pm

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

KevGoat · Postby **KevGoat** » Sat Jul 05, 2014 4:57 pm

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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KevGoat · Postby **KevGoat** » Sat Jul 05, 2014 5:02 pm

Found it ;

How to Replace Noisy Miata MX-5 Speedometer Cable: http://youtu.be/toaLegEPbiI

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hks_kansei · Postby **hks_kansei** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 1:39 pm

KevGoat wrote:Found it ;

How to Replace Noisy Miata MX-5 Speedometer Cable: http://youtu.be/toaLegEPbiI

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.

KevGoat · Postby **KevGoat** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 6:26 pm

Oops

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evil_weevil · Postby **evil_weevil** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 10:45 pm

Thanks hks,
how long did it take you?
any tips?

Kev - haha all good, appreciate the help anyway mate!
cheers,
Chris

evil_weevil · Postby **evil_weevil** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 7:19 pm

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,