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Old Sep 12th, 2007, 09:14 AM   #1
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i have braided cables and my throttle cable insulator keeps slidding down, the cable its self seems to be in place its just the out side cover wont stay up??
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Old Sep 12th, 2007, 04:23 PM   #2
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Old Sep 12th, 2007, 05:41 PM   #3
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Yep zip ties will do it , just put your cable where it goes & lock it down
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you can pull the zip ties tighter with a pair of linemans pliers and **carefully** pushing the other end with a flat blade screwdriver. That's how I get them nice and snug.
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