I'm doing some engine work and thought it would be a good time to replace the throttle and transmission cables. I removed the compass and tried to see how to detach the cables from the pedestal mount. Anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks so much. I guess I just didn't go far enough.You'll have to loosen the screw on the cable clip on the aft side of the tube, about 10" below the axle .. then loosen and slowly lift the ring that carries the levers and cable clamps. This should lift up and give access to the cable ends so you can release the ends.. I downloaded the Merriman instructions.. scroll down to page 46.
So it is a merriman pedestal and a cable is what about 16 ft? I think is listed on siteYup.. but not as bad as ya think.. Compass off and spacer under it off (small marks will let ya get it back as it was. . Take out the throttle lever shaft. loosen clip (#2 in diagram) .. Don't loosen it too much, because it is a booger to get beck on. There is probably enough slack in the cable to push it up a little to get the end off the bellcrank (#7) .. Loosen the cable at the engine and slide it out of the top of the pedestal.. Gorilla tape the new cable to the old as ya slide it out and pull the new in as ya move the old one out. A little finagling will be required to get it back into the # 2 clip.. but once you are back in the clip and the bellcrank reattached, you've got it..
Thank you very helpful you were going to get the end of the old cable swaged?I had to replace my throttle cable late summer. It was a bit of a challenge. I removed the old cable, using a piece of parachute cord as a tracer, so that I could pull it back through later. I contacted a nearby shop to see if they could replace the inner rod and swage new ends. However, I quickly sourced a new cable in a supplier catalog. In order to get the new cable in the clamp a few inches below the connection at the lever, I found it necessary to remove the wheel brake. Another thing to note is the friction clamp that is used to adjust the tension on the cable, so the engine rpm does not creep back. Mine was located near the engine connection on the old one. When I did the new install, I elected to locate it in the aft cabin just before the cable goes into the binnacle.