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| | | | Joined: Aug 2016 Posts: 121 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2016 Posts: 121 | Does anyone know where I could purchase new Choke and Throttle cables and have them cut to a specific length for my 1947 Chevy 3100 pickup. I purchased new ones many years ago but they were so long I had to wrap them around the carburetor before hooking them up. I could cut the ones I have but not sure if I can remove the wire from the center in order to cut the metal sheath around it and then reinstall the wire and cut it to the needed length. Thanks for any suggestions. I know somebody on this site will explain to me an easy way to do this...or a supplier who cuts to length. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | "I could cut the ones I have but not sure if I can remove the wire from the center in order to cut the metal sheath around it and then reinstall the wire and cut it to the needed length. "
Yes:
- cut/clip the bent end of the wire off
- pull the wire out of the housing
- cut the housing to the desired length (I use a cut-off wheel)
- push wire all the way back into the housing
- cut off the wire with 3-5 extra inches of wire extending out of the housing | | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | Pull the knob out about 1 foot. Cut the casing to length with remaining core. Push the knob back in & cut the core to the length you require.
George
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | | | | Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,192 Insomniac | | Insomniac Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,192 | Tim uses a cut-off wheel to cut the housing. I think that this is a better idea than diagonal pliers.
Gord 🇨🇦
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1954 1/2 ton 235 4 speed
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | Repetition is reinforcement. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,168 A teacher, but always an apprentice. | | A teacher, but always an apprentice. Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,168 | Be careful that the cut off disc doesn’t grab that spiraled cable and twist it into a rat’s nest. Have it clamped.
Or use a hacksaw with the cable clamped. Slow? Yes. Precise? Yes. Less chance of cutting yourself and wrecking the cable sheath? Yes. Less chance of crimping the sheath and having a snag point on the cable? Yes. | | |
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