Choke cable replacement
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Anyone out there ever replace their choke cable without taking the carbs, etc. off? Cable on my 84 Aspy must be kinked or bound up on something---it pulls very stiff to close, and then it has to be re-open by jimmying with it on the other (carburetor) end. I ran about an oz of WD40 through it---came running out the other end, but it didn't affect the problem. I've got a new cable coming and I read in the CLYMER manual that replacement involves attaching the new & old one together at the ends to pull the new one through the hidden maze. Anybody have experience doing that?
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#1
05-10-2010, 09:46 AM,
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I replaced mine without completely removing the carbs, but I did have to move them some to get to the connection.
Turtle
86 Interstate, ex police bike 85 LTD, parting out |
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#2
05-10-2010, 09:49 AM,
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Same as garyft, you need new intake manifold o-rings as you need to slide the carb assembly over to the left side to gain access to the choke cable. Don't re-use the old o-rings as they will most likely leak.
Ed (Vic) Belanger - 1954-2015
Founder of gl1200goldwings.com |
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#3
05-10-2010, 02:05 PM,
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I would check the cable routing.
I know that's not easy but if a previous owner routed it wrong just pulling to new one through if it will even pull through may leave you with the same binding problem. |
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#4
05-10-2010, 03:30 PM,
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K Bergen Wrote:I would check the cable routing. Point taken. I wonder what has to come off to assess the route properly. .....the carbs anyways and maybe that would do it? Vic, would those be my local hardware store O Rings or my local honda $$ O RIngs $$ |
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#5
05-10-2010, 07:33 PM,
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I would get the Honda o-rings as the hardware store o-rings might be made of the wrong material and they might decompose when used with gasoline.
Ed (Vic) Belanger - 1954-2015
Founder of gl1200goldwings.com |
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#6
05-11-2010, 04:26 AM,
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And they likely would not be metric size either... Sometimes it pays to go OEM...
Ed Zogg
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#7
05-11-2010, 12:44 PM,
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I'm sure you guys are right about the o-rings. It's not so much the money, but the time lag. Our little dealer up here in the boonies stocks nothing. But I guess I should be glad I don't have to pay shipping on every little tiny thing I have to order.
I think I'll use a stout bootlace to pull my old cable out and my new one back through, rather than attach the two cables--I'm thinking with some tape to smooth the head of the snake, it'll make a smoother passage. |
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#8
05-12-2010, 09:33 AM,
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