Driving me nuts! I'm constantly snapping my throttle cable at the twist grip end where it connects to the bulb. What do I have to do to stop it or at least slow it down from snapping?
Constantly broke throttle cable at the twist grip end!
- Thread starter miked826
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Like crassius said, check EVERYTHING for binding. THEN, Apply some light grease to everything that rubs together in the throttle casing. I also lube my cables.
fatdaddy.
fatdaddy.
Don't twist the throttle so hard ;-}
Is the cable actually breaking or just pulling out of the silver 'bulb' piece?
If the cable end is frayed it must be rubbing somewhere and it just goes down through the L tube so it's tough to say.
Cable snap from all the back and forth. Liker bending a paper clip back and forth until it snaps.
Nice build, looks cool. When you get a chance take a few close up pics of the throttle and cable for us, assembled and apart, and we'll get this sorted out.
It doesn't brake right away. It lasts about 2 months and breaks without warning at the twist grip end.
Maybe the hole in the twist grip where the bulb anchors is too small and binding which bends the cable back and forth over time and breaks it. I'd also check for a sharp edge where the cable enters the steel adjuster.
I can't make out your carb throttle connection but an HS 4-stroke throttle cable has a standard barrel end for the throttle grip and a little nub on the other end so the cable just slips down a notch and stays on the barb linkage.
A screw on cable end like 2-stroke kits have the brass one for the clutch should work so you can just buy a quality brake cable with the barrel on one and and nothing on the other end and just use screw on stop at linkage.
Maybe just replacing whole cable inside and out might fix you up.
Unless of course you have something funky going on inside your twist grip which is really what it sounds like if it always breaks there.
A screw on cable end like 2-stroke kits have the brass one for the clutch should work so you can just buy a quality brake cable with the barrel on one and and nothing on the other end and just use screw on stop at linkage.
Maybe just replacing whole cable inside and out might fix you up.
Unless of course you have something funky going on inside your twist grip which is really what it sounds like if it always breaks there.
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That's what I'm wondering about. A rough spot, some point of friction, something has to be working and wearing on the cable itself in the break zone. They are mass (often poorly) produced parts, there's always a chance of bad molding or machining.
I've had problems with the clutch levers needing cleaning up so they won't eat cables, but so far no probs with any of the throttles I've had my hands on.
No sharp edges. It's all plastic inside. I could use a need throttle housing though. This one is getting old.
You are correct. There is friction now from adding solder to the end of the cable to try and strengthen it to try and keep it from breaking again. I actually have to return it to the idle position as it does not spring back on it's own.
I'm just gonna switch to something more heavy duty, more springy.
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This should fix you up.
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