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Unclip the throttle cable from the throttle body and lay this out straight so you can get at the cable, and cut off the securing nipple on the end of the cable |
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Next arrange the cable in the position you would like this to take in the engine bay, and mark where the end of
the black outer sleeve is going to finish up against the throttle body cable housing Using a hacksaw very carefully cut through the outer black sleeve to reveal the inner plastic liner |
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Cut through the inner plastic liner with a sharp blade and pull off the black sleeve and plastic liner. Note that the inner liner can freely move so make sure there is plenty left inside the remaining black sleeve. Note that the cable has not been cut |
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The removed section of cable has to separated from the throttle body cable housing. Simply pull and twist to release this from the crimped section |
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I then drilled out the cable housing to, I think 6.8mm, to allow the cable housing to accommodate the black sleeving. Ensure that the sleeving is a tight fit within the housing and push this firmly home |
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Lay the cable in position and refit the cable housing, and carefully gauge where the end of the cable needs to finish in order to fit the new 0.25" diameter solderless nipple into the throttle opening assembly. Tighten the nipple down firmly and remove all excess wire so that the wire is flush with barrel of the nipple. The photo shows this in its uncut state. Note that there is some adjustment on the cable housing to allow for any slack...just don't cut it too short! |
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The finished shorter throttle cable |