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TIP - How to loosen up stiff throttle & shift cables
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<blockquote data-quote="thill" data-source="post: 456197" data-attributes="member: 4972"><p>I do this with both shift cables and steering cables, and IF the interior isn't too badly corroded, it works amazingly well.</p><p></p><p>One thing that really speeds up the process is to slide the ends of the cable back and forth while under pressure. That is why you disconnect from the engine. Once you pressurize the oil, you grab the cable ends and push and pull. This gets the cable moving inside the outer jacket, and helps the oil get moving faster. Without movement, it takes a long time as you saw. But if you get the cable moving, it often happens in seconds or minutes, depending on how bad it is.</p><p></p><p>I've had maybe 95% success with shift cables that weren't badly corroded. But steering cables are only a 50/50 chance, as they are bigger and heavier, and when they rust inside, it's major scale that lubricant simply cannot fix. Still, it's worth a try! On them, the bad spot is usually on the engine end, so I usually start from that end.</p><p></p><p>Good topic!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thill, post: 456197, member: 4972"] I do this with both shift cables and steering cables, and IF the interior isn't too badly corroded, it works amazingly well. One thing that really speeds up the process is to slide the ends of the cable back and forth while under pressure. That is why you disconnect from the engine. Once you pressurize the oil, you grab the cable ends and push and pull. This gets the cable moving inside the outer jacket, and helps the oil get moving faster. Without movement, it takes a long time as you saw. But if you get the cable moving, it often happens in seconds or minutes, depending on how bad it is. I've had maybe 95% success with shift cables that weren't badly corroded. But steering cables are only a 50/50 chance, as they are bigger and heavier, and when they rust inside, it's major scale that lubricant simply cannot fix. Still, it's worth a try! On them, the bad spot is usually on the engine end, so I usually start from that end. Good topic! [/QUOTE]
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