Crawfie Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 Well I fix one fault and another one comes along.... Driving home the car lost power. She went slower and slower, the revs dropped and I when I got to a hill, she conked out. Tried to restart the car, she fired but on stayed on tick over. Foot on accelerator , no increase in revs. I Thought the accelerator cable broke. Not the case. Bonnet up, 2 stags ,aTR4 and aTR6 drove past and waved.....didn't stop to help though !!!! Accelerator pedal very sloppy. Does not feel right at all. No resistance. Spring in place though. Managed to get the car home, basically on tick over speed. Overtaken by cyclists !! Today, adjusted cable, but nothing seems amiss. Car started, foot on pedal, she will not go above 2000rpm. She ran perfectly yesterday until I hit the big hills. Loss of power and revs was quite sudden. To the knowledgeable sages of this forum, what's gone wrong and if I need new bits ie a cable, which one do I get ?? Credit card at the ready and Conrad on standby !!!! Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Cobbold Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 Does flooring the throttle pedal open the butterflies fully? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobinTR6 Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 the outer cable is held in the bulkhead by a washer affair, ensure it hasn't slipped.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jean Posted August 10, 2014 Report Share Posted August 10, 2014 In fact, sounds like the sleeve is moving with the cable Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Smith Posted August 10, 2014 Report Share Posted August 10, 2014 Steve, Call TD Fitchett and ask for a NOS (still on a shrink wrap board) TR5/6 one (aftermarke) with yellow outer sleeve and brass ferrules - http://www.tdfitchett.co.uk/ Cheers Andrew Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Vernon Posted August 11, 2014 Report Share Posted August 11, 2014 Steve, Call TD Fitchett and ask for a NOS (still on a shrink wrap board) TR5/6 one (aftermarke) with yellow outer sleeve and brass ferrules - http://www.tdfitchett.co.uk/ Cheers Andrew +1 for me. I had three failures of accelerator cables from a well known supplier. The outer cable was not secured to the bush on the bulkhead and this means the inner cable has nothing to pull against and does not open the butterflys. I suppose this is another one for the duff spaers alert. P Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crawfie Posted August 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2014 Andrew, Thanks for the tip, got the last two cables that he had in stock today. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheeler Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 I modified my throttle cable using a bicycle brake adjuster. You need to to remove the pedal end of the cable and cut back the sleeve, remove the clamp from the bulkhead and replace with the cycle brake adjuster (obtainable from Halfords or any good cycle shop) I did this 5 or 6 years ago and no problems since. Cheers Bill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike3739 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 I modified my throttle cable using a bicycle brake adjuster. You need to to remove the pedal end of the cable and cut back the sleeve, remove the clamp from the bulkhead and replace with the cycle brake adjuster (obtainable from Halfords or any good cycle shop) I did this 5 or 6 years ago and no problems since. Cheers Bill I have done the same Bill, great minds think alike. Cheers Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crawfie Posted August 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Well , I replaced the old cable with the NOS from TD Fitchett. What a bloody difference ! Looks like the cable was dodgy from the day I got the car. Today I realised what a TR 6 really goes like. Smiling from ear to ear ! Steve Ps The temp gauge stayed in the middle ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Percy TR6 Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 I've had the same problem and fixed it for the time being with a home grown remedy involving a cable tie and garden wire......don't ask!! though it does work. I like the idea of your fix Bill but was wondering how you secured the pedal end of the cable? I've asked a few local bicycle shops and they tell me all the cables they have come pre-terminated. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard71 Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 I managed to get hold of a replacement cable from TD Fitchett, I've also bought a retaining clip from Rimmers, item # 15 here http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-GRID600057 but can't for life of me figure out how the clip fits and secures the cable to the pedal. Any tip or pointers please? Richard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John L Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 The clip fits on the flat side, opposite to the claw where the cable end sits. The clip is just there to stop the ni***le on the cable from coming out of the pedal bracket. Hope that helps John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cew Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 I've had the same problem and fixed it for the time being with a home grown remedy involving a cable tie and garden wire......don't ask!! though it does work. I like the idea of your fix Bill but was wondering how you secured the pedal end of the cable? I've asked a few local bicycle shops and they tell me all the cables they have come pre-terminated. Steve I have found that the metal innards of an electrical "chocolate piece" connection block will suffice as a temporary (it's been on the car for 3 years now!)end on a bowden cable,simply screwed on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard71 Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Thanks for those replies gents, the chocolate block idea sounds like a good one. Richard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard71 Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 This old chestnut again.......I found some time for the garage this afternoon and first thing I got to was trying as John L suggested. I simply cannot get this clip to function as it should no matter which way I fit it....please see attached pic taken on the cover of the Brown Bible for size comparison, roughly measured its 10x6mm, can anyone confirm this is indeed the correct part? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TR NIALL Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 That looks like a Clip for the Weather Seals on the Door. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 It is the right`ish one, I have found if you fit two one on either side of the bottom of the "U" that holds the cable much better. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard71 Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Thanks for that Stuart, as Niall notes, I may try a weather strip clip as the secondary before buying another of the "right'ish" efforts. Richard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Essentially they need to grip the "U" bracket and stick out far enough to stop the cable coming out of the slot. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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