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Re: How the heck do you get it off????
« Reply #15 on: 16 April 2012, 21:02:26 »
Quote from: HockeyDave55 on 16 April 2012, 20:36:12
I give up! It's dark and cold....

There's a circular clip that lives INSIDE the socket which doe the actual holding on of the cable on the ball of the accelerator linkage. It's this clip that tends to sieze up preventing it from coming off the ball.
If it's any consolation, I've seen Mark give up in the past & just move the whole lot out the way ..............  :y :y :y :y

Stick a bit of grease in the cup before assembly ............. assuming you ever get it off  ;D ;D
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Re: How the heck do you get it off????
« Reply #16 on: 16 April 2012, 21:11:45 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 16 April 2012, 21:02:13
Quote from: HockeyDave55 on 16 April 2012, 21:01:11
I don't get to Brackley much but I wouldn't ask you to come over here just to get a stupid cable off! Lol...
I work in Belchley…
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Re: How the heck do you get it off????
« Reply #17 on: 16 April 2012, 21:12:51 »
Quote from: Andy B on 16 April 2012, 21:02:26
Quote from: HockeyDave55 on 16 April 2012, 20:36:12
I give up! It's dark and cold....
lol... That's looking like a big IF!!!!
There's a circular clip that lives INSIDE the socket which doe the actual holding on of the cable on the ball of the accelerator linkage. It's this clip that tends to sieze up preventing it from coming off the ball.
If it's any consolation, I've seen Mark give up in the past & just move the whole lot out the way ..............  :y :y :y :y

Stick a bit of grease in the cup before assembly ............. assuming you ever get it off  ;D ;D
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Re: How the heck do you get it off????
« Reply #18 on: 16 April 2012, 21:13:52 »
Quote from: HockeyDave55 on 16 April 2012, 21:11:45
Quote from: TheBoy on 16 April 2012, 21:02:13
Quote from: HockeyDave55 on 16 April 2012, 21:01:11
I don't get to Brackley much but I wouldn't ask you to come over here just to get a stupid cable off! Lol...
I work in Belchley…
Oh! I'll PM....
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Re: How the heck do you get it off????
« Reply #19 on: 16 April 2012, 21:15:42 »
Im in mk every day if you need a hand :y
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Re: How the heck do you get it off????
« Reply #20 on: 16 April 2012, 21:21:23 »
Quote from: Andy B on 16 April 2012, 21:02:26
Quote from: HockeyDave55 on 16 April 2012, 20:36:12
I give up! It's dark and cold....

There's a circular clip that lives INSIDE the socket which doe the actual holding on of the cable on the ball of the accelerator linkage. It's this clip that tends to sieze up preventing it from coming off the ball.
If it's any consolation, I've seen Mark give up in the past & just move the whole lot out the way ..............  :y :y :y :y

Stick a bit of grease in the cup before assembly ............. assuming you ever get it off  ;D ;D
I have seen the clip inside and I did try to move it a little but no go....
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Re: How the heck do you get it off????
« Reply #21 on: 16 April 2012, 21:26:03 »
You guys are awesome!
Let me have another go before we have a cable party! Lol  :y :y :y
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Re: How the heck do you get it off????
« Reply #22 on: 16 April 2012, 22:06:29 »
Have you popped some spray grease in just to try to help? :y

If you can get in (it's been years since I had a non-DBW) with a flat screwdriver on each side of the ball, that'll work better than just one side :y
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Re: How the heck do you get it off????
« Reply #23 on: 16 April 2012, 22:13:39 »
Quote from: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 16 April 2012, 22:06:29
Have you popped some spray grease in just to try to help? :y

If you can get in (it's been years since I had a non-DBW) with a flat screwdriver on each side of the ball, that'll work better than just one side :y
No spray grease but I did throw in a load of WD and tried the double screwdriver trick but it's solid! I'm actually damaging the end of the cable... Having said that, it wasn't great to strat with...
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Re: How the heck do you get it off????
« Reply #24 on: 16 April 2012, 22:28:53 »
Quote from: HockeyDave55 on 16 April 2012, 22:13:39
Quote from: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 16 April 2012, 22:06:29
Have you popped some spray grease in just to try to help? :y

If you can get in (it's been years since I had a non-DBW) with a flat screwdriver on each side of the ball, that'll work better than just one side :y
No spray grease but I did throw in a load of WD and tried the double screwdriver trick but it's solid! I'm actually damaging the end of the cable... Having said that, it wasn't great to strat with...

Have you got a Dremel?  ::)
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Re: How the heck do you get it off????
« Reply #25 on: 17 April 2012, 05:48:45 »
Quote from: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 16 April 2012, 22:28:53
Quote from: HockeyDave55 on 16 April 2012, 22:13:39
Quote from: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 16 April 2012, 22:06:29
Have you popped some spray grease in just to try to help? :y

If you can get in (it's been years since I had a non-DBW) with a flat screwdriver on each side of the ball, that'll work better than just one side :y
No spray grease but I did throw in a load of WD and tried the double screwdriver trick but it's solid! I'm actually damaging the end of the cable... Having said that, it wasn't great to strat with...

Have you got a Dremel?  ::)
I do, Why?
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Re: How the heck do you get it off????
« Reply #26 on: 17 April 2012, 14:56:37 »
I GOT IT OFF!!!! Just for referance, I pushed the small ring back into the socket and it poped off... Now I can test the Cruise on the way home tonight... :)
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Re: How the heck do you get it off????
« Reply #27 on: 17 April 2012, 15:59:04 »
WooHoo!!!  :y :y :y
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Re: How the heck do you get it off????
« Reply #28 on: 17 April 2012, 17:36:12 »
Only problem now is it doesn't work!  :'(
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Re: How the heck do you get it off????
« Reply #29 on: 17 April 2012, 19:31:43 »
Quote from: HockeyDave55 on 17 April 2012, 17:36:12
Only problem now is it doesn't work!  :'(

Bugger! Go over everything you've done, just in case :y
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