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I'm looking to replace the choke & throttle cables on my 800 Special.  Are they all universal or specific to my tractor model.  I find cable pairs on eBay and was wondering if they would fit.  Suggestions?

 

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roadapples

They are not all the same length..... :WRS:

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wallfish

:WRS:

I just buy them long and they are pretty simple to cut to length.

Then you can add the Z bend to the cable which is easiest with Z bend pliers but they sell a Z bend tool for only a couple of bucks or then there's always the needle nose pliers method too.

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SylvanLakeWH
14 minutes ago, wallfish said:

:WRS:

I just buy them long and they are pretty simple to cut to length.

Then you can add the Z bend to the cable which is easiest with Z bend pliers but they sell a Z bend tool for only a couple of bucks or then there's always the needle nose pliers method too.

 

:text-yeahthat:

 

And...

 

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PSully

I Just found a place that sells just the inner core wire for throttle and choke cables. It was $14.48 for 100 feet including shipping if anyone is interested, here's the site: http://www.mfgsupply.com/3-245.html

This wire is .058", and my original wire is .054" which should not be a problem. I've got 10+ tractors plus other things that use wire like this, so I'm thinking this will be a good investment. When it arrives, I'll check back in and let everyone know how it is.

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wallfish

It's definitely handy to have that wire around when you have a bunch of tractors.

The conduit comes in bulk too. I like the covered, lined stuff. It has a plastic lining tube inside which creates a nice smooth slide of the wire and keeps water out. Search around and you can find the little metal ferrules to fit on the ends of the conduit.

 

http://www.psep.biz/store/universal_mower_cables.htm

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WHX??

:text-yeahthat: I have Pats small engine bookmarked ...Dan, @achtoalso says they have quite a bit of stuff we use.

 

There are a few threads here on making custom cables here @Esperance feel free to do a search.

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PSully
2 hours ago, wallfish said:

It's definitely handy to have that wire around when you have a bunch of tractors.

The conduit comes in bulk too. I like the covered, lined stuff. It has a plastic lining tube inside which creates a nice smooth slide of the wire and keeps water out. Search around and you can find the little metal ferrules to fit on the ends of the conduit.

 

http://www.psep.biz/store/universal_mower_cables.htm

Thanks for that link. I went ahead and ordered the lined conduit. It didn't cost much more than the plain stuff, and "you only live once".:)

I still have the inner wire coming from MFG Supply as well. I'm looking forward to replacing some troublesome cables as soon as it all arrives.

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PSully

I got my inner wire from http://www.mfgsupply.com/3-245.html today. It has a slightly larger diameter than the original wire, but it fits nicely into the original conduit. I'm still waiting on the new conduit from http://www.psep.biz/store/universal_mower_cables.htm, and when that gets here, I'll no longer take any "%^*#" from any throttle, or choke cable as long as I live!

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