Free wheel cable

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kevh
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Free wheel cable

Post by kevh » Wed Sep 18, 2019 8:00 pm

Hi All,

I have got my new dashboard finished and fitted, now begun to reinstall the cluster and fittings, question is when I try to feed the free wheel cable through the tube in the gearbox it hits the end of the spring loaded plunger and will go no further, do I need to dismantle the freewheel or should it go through without having to do this?

Kev
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TonyG
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Re: Free wheel cable

Post by TonyG » Thu Sep 19, 2019 8:06 am

Kev,

The cable should go through, allowing nipple to be clamped on end. Could be that the cable is kinked and fouling on gearbox/freewheel unit. Try passing something else through first that is good and straight. A question of fiddling it through I expect!

Tony
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Re: Free wheel cable

Post by luli » Thu Sep 19, 2019 2:18 pm

Often the problem is a damaged ferrule (no 58 in the layout you can find here https://wp.me/pXLKy-f6 ) you can unscrew it. fix it and then passing the cable is straight forward.
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Re: Free wheel cable

Post by luli » Thu Sep 19, 2019 2:22 pm

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