Scratching my head. There's a big nut on the cabin end of the throttle cable (I think the mixture cable is the same way), You can't get it off by unscrewing it because there are two other nuts down at the business end that you can't get off because of a rubber card on the cable.
The mission: Thread the throttle cable (and mixture cable) through the drilled holes in the bracket(s) that hang below the instrument panel. That nut near the knob end will not fit through.
I know there's a secret here. I might've even known what it is at one time or another; but not tonight.
Threading the throttle cable
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Threading the throttle cable
Drill a larger hole in the firewall to allow the nuts to pass. Thread cable through the firewall then connect to each bracket at the engine and the panel. Install an eyeball firewall fitting. http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/eyeballfw.php
Bret Smith
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Blue Ridge, GA
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Subject: Threading the throttle cable
Scratching my head. There's a big nut on the cabin end of the throttle cable (I think the mixture cable is the same way), You can't get it off by unscrewing it because there are two other nuts down at the business end that you can't get off because of a rubber card on the cable.
The mission: Thread the throttle cable (and mixture cable) through the drilled holes in the bracket(s) that hang below the instrument panel. That nut near the knob end will not fit through.
I know there's a secret here. I might've even known what it is at one time or another; but not tonight.
Bob Collins
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Bret Smith
RV-9A N16BL
Blue Ridge, GA
www.FlightInnovations.com
From: RB Lists - Aircraft Engines [mailto:support@rivetbangers.com]
Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 7:28 PM
To: aircraftengines@rivetbangers.com
Subject: Threading the throttle cable
Scratching my head. There's a big nut on the cabin end of the throttle cable (I think the mixture cable is the same way), You can't get it off by unscrewing it because there are two other nuts down at the business end that you can't get off because of a rubber card on the cable.
The mission: Thread the throttle cable (and mixture cable) through the drilled holes in the bracket(s) that hang below the instrument panel. That nut near the knob end will not fit through.
I know there's a secret here. I might've even known what it is at one time or another; but not tonight.
Bob Collins
RV Builder's Hotline
http://rvbuildershotline.com
Letters from Flyover Country
http://rvnewsletter.blogspot.com/
rivetbangers.com - Discussion topic http://www.rivetbangers.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=33556#33556
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Re: Threading the throttle cable
The problem isn't at the firewall and I've already drilled and installed the eyeballs. It's the bracket at the instrument panel. I need to thread the cable through that, through the bracket on the subpanel and out the firewall.smithhb wrote:Drill a larger hole in the firewall to allow the nuts to pass.� Thread cable through the firewall then connect to each bracket at the engine and the panel.� Install an eyeball firewall fitting.� http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/eyeballfw.php
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