Technical 1995 1.9TD - Accelerator cable

[talkingwhippet]

Hi,
trying to replace a snapped cable. Bought one off E-bay & tried to fit it today & discovered that seems to be only half the length - has all the right fittings but too short. However, there is a plastic damper thing half-way up the original cable, but couldn't seem to get it off. I'm guessing that inside this damper thing the 2 halves of the cable ar joined, so that I could replace the broken bit between pump & damper with the parts I got from E-bay.

Is this right? How do I get into the damper thing without breaking it? Or do I need a completely new cable from pedal to pump? Looked at Eper & new cable about £44 - new damper about £10. If I knew that cable definitely split inside this damper I could break the old one & replace it for a tenner.

Any advice/ideas gratefully received. Have bodged the old cable, so still running for now - but won't last forever!

Many thanks.

 

[digger58]

I think the cable is a one piece unit, where did the old cable snap? there is plenty of adjustment on the pump end via the slotted cover, you can move the clip back to compensate for a shorter cable.

 

[talkingwhippet]

Cable frayed where exits slotted thing - I see what you mean about the slack in this part of the cable.
Thanks for the thought.