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SuperProRacer
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Broke my throttle cable this last weekend. It broke at the threads where it goes into my in-line throttle-stop(SLE). The cable has small 10-32 threaded ends. It would be nice if a person could come up with a way to reinforce the threaded part of the cable end to help keep this from happening. Anyone have any ideas?
 
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TOP38
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Originally posted by SuperProRacer:
Broke my throttle cable this last weekend. It broke at the threads where it goes into my in-line throttle-stop(SLE). The cable has small 10-32 threaded ends. It would be nice if a person could come up with a way to reinforce the threaded part of the cable end to help keep this from happening. Anyone have any ideas?


I believe Biondo has one called the bullet!


Option B, get a larger diameter cable!
 
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Cashflow
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Simple solution, buy a spare cable. Put it in the trailer, you’ll never need it.


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SuperProRacer
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Originally posted by TOP38:
I believe Biondo has one called the bullet!


Found it! Something like this is exactly what I had in mind. Not worthy
 
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TOP38
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Simple solution, buy a spare cable. Put it in the trailer, you’ll never need it.


Not with a dragster! Especially if you have an inline stop on it. They bounce around in the burnout and eventually fatigue and break. It's not a question of if, its just when... I have not seen the larger diameter cables break though.
 
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Cashflow
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My cable has been on since 2003, SLE on one end and for a lot of that time an inline stop on the other. Never broken it, and no Bullet.

Pivotdoc however has broken his and someone in Denver this week needed a 19 footer. Not sure if they ever found one.


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Stephen Hughes
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I had a 1/4” cable on my 02 car and never had an issue, still on there to this day I think...my 03 car that I still own is on it’s 3rd cable, I installed a bullet Last time it got replaced about a yeat and half ago. Both cars had single cylinder SLE set ups.


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Dave Koehler
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Don't forget to put an adjustable stop under the throttle pedal.


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Bruce Williams
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What Dave said^^
If you don't have a positive stop.
Those size 13's can put a lot of unnecessary strain on that cable stretching it a bit at a time until it breaks.
If you don't carry a spare cable, carry a die that will allow you to re-thread a bit of the broken end.


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SuperProRacer
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Yup, car has an adjustable stop under the pedal. I attempted to make my own "bullet" last night. After a couple of attempts(and a lot of sweat) I gave up and ordered the Biondo piece. Don't think it will be as strong as a larger(1/4") cable, but hopefully it will make what I have last a long time.
 
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