>Does anyone have any remedies to cure a sticky throttle cable on my
>Midget. I've tried greasing the peddle brackets and the moving bits
>on the carbs. I find it really annoying and difficult to control,
>sometimes it seems to be all or nothing and I think it's putting
>premature wear on my clutch! Perhaps I should just replace the
>cable.
I have had pretty good luck spraying WD40 into the cable and working it by
hand to get the WD all the way through. Wish it was a little easier to
spray in both ends though. While you have the WD out, it wouldn't hurt to
hit the choke and heater valve cables as well.
Mark A Dodd Working in the dark (infrared)
email: dodd@el.wpafb.af.mil Working in the grease (MGs)
Snail: 2700 D St, Ste 2 Working in the dust (212 Central
WPAFB, OH 45433-7405 Dayton, OH)
(513) 255-5581
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