Throttle Cable Replacement

[Gerryk]

‘’98 Trophy 900…my throttle cable broke. I ordered a new one while I was in the side of the road. After trailering it home, I removed the tank and I see the cable broke at the carburetor.

That’s when I read the Haynes manual. Do I really need to remove the carburetor to attach the new throttle cable?

 

[shanered6]

Hi there , unfortunately you do have to slide the carbs back as its just to tight to get it on between the barrels and carbs , and the cable has to be crurled down hill to get the nipple in its slot .
It is a pain of a job and there are no short cuts as you have to remove the airbox which is a of a job in its self.

But good luck with it and just take your time ... its just one of those jobs !

 

[Gerryk]

Hi there , unfortunately you do have to slide the carbs back as its just to tight to get it on between the barrels and carbs , and the cable has to be crurled down hill to get the nipple in its slot .
It is a pain of a job and there are no short cuts as you have to remove the airbox which is a of a job in its self.

But good luck with it and just take your time ... its just one of those jobs !

Not the news I wanted, but I appreciate the confirmation. I recently split my airbox for a K&N filter, so maybe that will have a payback now?!

 

[Gerryk]

‘’98 Trophy 900…my throttle cable broke. I ordered a new one while I was in the side of the road. After trailering it home, I removed the tank and I see the cable broke at the carburetor.

That’s when I read the Haynes manual. Do I really need to remove the carburetor to attach the new throttle cable?

Update…I did not remove the carbs. It took me two hours of attempting it with no knowledge of how the cable actually attached, 30 minutes of YouTube searches to finally discern how the cable actually attached to the carb, another 20 minutes to remove the existing cable end that was preventing me from ever installing the new cable, and another 15 minutes to finagle the new cable into place. Buttoning it up now.

 

[shanered6]