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Post by pop1205 on Jan 22, 2011 12:06:04 GMT -6
Hey guys, the doom of the black scoot begins again! LOL One day I was going up hill and suddenly I felt a snap in my throttle and my throttle bar would turn all the way and I go no gas. Upon later inspection, I found my throttle cable had snapped! How does the heart and soul snap?! Well I went in to do an inspection and found out that the wire was just corroded horrifically. Went to wal mart and got a new wire, basic brake cable!  Now it rides nice, and when I give it gas it's nice and smooth. Crazy! Was weird to replace but wasn't too bad to do on my own  |
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Post by Alleyoop on Jan 22, 2011 12:13:42 GMT -6
Nice going!! Even found anyother way to fix a broken cable instead of buying an actual Throttle cable. Did you just thread the Wire through the existing throttle cable housing or replaced the entire throttle with the Brake Cable.
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Post by LUKE on Jan 22, 2011 13:49:14 GMT -6
next time,,oil the cable before you install it to eliminate moisture brought about by natural condensation....that's what i did on my scoot and bicycles.
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Post by mthomas on Jan 22, 2011 13:59:08 GMT -6
Had that happen on my 150 about 2 miles from home. SUCKED pushing it back. I ended up buying a new cable cost was like $15.
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Post by pop1205 on Jan 25, 2011 18:28:02 GMT -6
Yeah I threaded it back in there. Was a pain in the arse to do. But bad news. The scoot is totaled!!!!! I post pix soon  |
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Now it rides nice, and when I give it gas it's nice and smooth. Crazy! Was weird to replace but wasn't too bad to do on my own 
..BAD TO THE BONE..
