Friday, April 21, 2006

Throttle Cable - 1 hour (236 Total)

Today I finished routing my Throttle Cable.















I used two wire stops with a small gap between them. I will verify the gap during pre-flight inspections to insure the main stop has not slipped. I used locktite on the threads.













I rotated the bolt that hols the friction block. It appears that the bolt will be easier to tighten in this configuration (nut facing inside).














Since I only had one throttle cable to route to the throttle lever, I hastily drilled the screw holes and cable exit hole in the red cable housing gripper without measuring. Of course the cable exit hole didn't line up with the pre-drilled hole in the lever. I ended up trimming the red cable housing gripper to allow the holes to line up.














I place the throttle cable inside of the cable bracket that is holding the fuel pump rail. This holes the cable nicely and eliminates the need for a wire tie but I imagine I'll be cursing it when I need to service the cable.

























Here you can see a cable holder I bought at the local hardware store. These look a little nicer than wire ties but as Randy would say, "They add weight!" I haven't decided if I'll use them or not.