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I bought a throttle cable (matching part #'s) for my weed trimmer, but it's slightly too long. I was thinking about cutting off the L-shaped section on the end that attaches to the carb linkage, and of course I'd have to attach something to keep it from coming through the hole. What can I use?
 
Have you checked for a way to adjust slack out of the throttle cable? There usually is some adjustment in there.
 
You're talking about shortening the cable, not the sleeve, right? 'Cause it shouldn't matter if the sleeve is too long...just loop it around something to where it won't kink or snag on anything.

If you just need something to 'bite' the cable end and keep it from going through a hole in a linkage bracket, I've worked on cars with manual chokes that hold a cable with a set screw. Trying to think of where you might be able to get something like that...having trouble.

What about just two small pieces of metal (cut it from a generic steel strap from Home Depot or something) and a machine screw and matching nut? Pinch cable between metal, clamp it down by tightening screw.
 
Slickone said:
I bought a throttle cable (matching part #'s) for my weed trimmer, but it's slightly too long. I was thinking about cutting off the L-shaped section on the end that attaches to the carb linkage, and of course I'd have to attach something to keep it from coming through the hole. What can I use?
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Crimp on electrical connector of some sort. Just use the barrel part?

Maybe a crimp on small fishing weight?
 
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Yes, that would be perfect. Do you know if any B&M stores would sell that? Or anywhere online where I don't have to buy a $7+ pack of them?
And do you have to use that crimping tool?

phucheneh, yes the cable itself; not the sleeve.
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lowes and home depot have them - like this: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Lehigh-1-8-in-Aluminum-Ferrule-and-Stop-Set-7332S-24/100264416

anywhere they sell steel cable

i bet you could use one of those electrical connector crimpers or vise grips ( with some experimentation )
 
I don't usually bother with any other place besides McMaster for stuff like that. The markup at stores like HD is insane, usually, and McMaster ships to me next-day for ground prices (this is typical for most people). I almost always find a use for the extras I get from buying a kit of anything.

If you're going to pick some up at HD I would a crimper like this one:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Irwin-10-in-Crimper-with-ProTouch-Grips-2078310/202959147#.Ud_2MfnVDW8

Don't screw around with anything less heavy duty. You'll probably wind up frustrated. This is one of the best general wire crimper and dike combos out there.

The real swage tool is not a whole lot more, but the crimper/cutter will be useful for more things.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Prime-Li...Swage-It-Tool-GD-52215/202633696#.Ud_3JPnVDW8

You probably think "bah, I'll never use this for anything else" but you might find that when you have the ability to do good cable work you'll use it for many other things.
 
PottedMeat said:
lowes and home depot have them - like this: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Lehigh-1-8-in-Aluminum-Ferrule-and-Stop-Set-7332S-24/100264416

anywhere they sell steel cable

i bet you could use one of those electrical connector crimpers or vise grips ( with some experimentation )
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I was in Lowes for something else and tried to find these there but couldn't. The employee had no idea what I was talking about either. None of the pull out drawers had them in the pictures that are on the front.
I'll look in HD, but where exactly in the store would they be?
 
Slickone said:
I was in Lowes for something else and tried to find these there but couldn't. The employee had no idea what I was talking about either. None of the pull out drawers had them in the pictures that are on the front.
I'll look in HD, but where exactly in the store would they be?
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Buy online. Pickup in store. Problem solved.

Do you really expect someone to know where a product is in your random local HD?
 
What is the smaller piece for?
I originally thought these were small and cylinder shaped and could be crimped, but I see now that they're oblong shape, like this, meant to hold both sections of a looped cable. But I can't find anything showing what the small cylinder is for.
Might just try a crimped electrical connector (as mentioned) first. 🙂
 
The single swage is called a 'stop' and is used to keep the cable from fraying and to engage other mechanisms like what you're trying to do.

The double swage is for splicing two cables together or one cable into a loop.

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Just buy it online, also buy a decent swage tool, and pick it up in the store. Don't half-ass it, you will only end up frustrated later when it falls apart in the middle of mowing something.
 
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