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| | | | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 321 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2007 Posts: 321 | Has anybody replaced the rear cables? What size are the wire ropes and where did you get the single ball swages for the ends that connect to the gate?
Thanks
Last edited by pplummer; 09/28/2011 4:27 PM.
| | | | | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 321 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2007 Posts: 321 | Answered my own questions via google and my suppliers. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 800 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 800 | Wire rope is 44 1/4" long
3/16 dia.
7/16 balls (lead I assume)
Don't forget to put the 5/8 x 1" spring and the clevis on before the balls are swaged. All measurements are close and are taken from original cables.
You live somewhat near the water. Go see a Marine dealer as they should have all that stuff.
Last edited by k10; 09/28/2011 7:24 PM.
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 121 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 121 | has anyone found a correct replacement cable???
I would like to replace mine also | | | | | Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 121 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 121 | Thank you, I have seen those before.....
I guess my next question would be what kind of shop should I be looking for that could do the new ball ends?? | | | | | Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 800 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 800 | My next question would be, did you read this thread? Even New Mexico must have a boat dealer somewhere within 10 hours of driving, right? | | | | | Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 121 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 121 | Actually I did read this thread...
And to answer your question there are 2 marine boat dealers and 1 marine only service shop all located within 20 minutes of me, 2 of which I have been to this last week as I am now in the process of winterizing my boat and nether did the new ends for the cables.....
Thank you for your help tho...... | | | | | Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 121 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 121 | I remembered about that topic last night...
Thank you guys for the info once again.
I have been slowly collecting parts as they come along and these are some of that last things needed. Guess its one of those out of sight out of mind things for me and when I seen this topic come up I remembered they are just another thing on my list
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| | | | | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 321 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2007 Posts: 321 | Incidentally, the pullman counterbalances installed and work perfectly. I only had one spring for the cables and it didn't look right. Does anybody have pics? In the meantime, I'll just live without them. It works perfectly. I ended up using the original cables. The replacement stuff I bought didn't look as nice. Amazing. 62 year old cables... | | | | | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 321 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2007 Posts: 321 | | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 |
pplummer,
As bowtietim noted after another of your posts, your Google photos links do not work (it requires a username/password).
See if Google has a tab that gives you a URL to a photo.
| | | | | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 321 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2007 Posts: 321 | I'll have to repost. It looks as though the upload got corrupted. | | |
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