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Accelerator boot

Accelerator boot

by rusty1962 » Mon Mar 14, 2016 8:18 am
Hi

Should there be a boot over the throttle cable between the end of the long conduit and where it goes through the fan housing?

I can only see one for a later bus on AHS etc.

Perhaps a later one fits?

Ta

Steve
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Re: Accelerator boot

by 8 8US » Mon Mar 14, 2016 8:49 am
Steve

No boot originally, but best to put one on as the cable rubs against the gearbox. Will have a search as I bought one as advised by VWJim, but can't remember which one it was, possibly a beetle one?

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Re: Accelerator boot

by 8 8US » Mon Mar 14, 2016 8:50 am
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Re: Accelerator boot

by ted698 » Tue Mar 15, 2016 9:54 pm
I slipped a length of small bore nylon airhose tubing over mine to stop the gearbox rubbing - off ebay & about £1 !
and it does rub... my gearbox had several cuts in the side of it about 5mm deep... which really doesn't do the cable any favours at all!
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Re: Accelerator boot

by rusty1962 » Tue Mar 15, 2016 10:30 pm
Does the cable not just rub through the boot then? It sounds like it would if it eats into the gearbox.

Sounds like it needs a roller gadget?

Karl?..........
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Re: Accelerator boot

by readyboy61 » Tue Mar 22, 2016 7:05 pm
Buttys Bitts, Simon is on it already
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Re: Accelerator boot

by ted698 » Tue Mar 22, 2016 7:56 pm
Yeah there was a post on the midlands split screen owners Facebook page with some pics of a buttys bits cable roller that bolts to the gearbox to keep the cable threaded away from the ribs on the gearbox.
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