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Good Morning, I am a new member here and have a new project that I need a little advice on. I have a 1978 GS1000 that needs a fair amount of work. It didn't come with throttle cables but does have a grip from an 1100 as well as many other 110 parts. I received my new cables yesterday and did my best to install them without having seen how they were routed etc. I believe they are now as intended. The length and fit seem to be good but there is no snap back at all. In fact I have to twist back to return to idle. The new cables were free and correctly functioning before installation and there is plenty of strength in the carb springs. Is there a lube for the throttle? Should it not be lubed?
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Is there a little bit of slack in both cables? The throttle should twist just a little bit before anything happens? Too tight will make them stick. -
Let me note that with the control switch top removed, it will snap back. Is it possible the new cable nuts are slightly too big and are binding inside the housing? Seems to be the only place where it hangs up.Comment
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They are actually not quite snugged up yet. I didn't get to adjusting them fully yet because of the binding.Comment
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something is not installed correctly....perhaps the routing on the throttle end, is the wire in the grove as it should be, the only lube typically used is on the wire on the inside of the cable, nothing around the grip or throttle body itself. did you take up the slack of the inner wire at the carb end ?
sounds like your binding somewhere on the grip/throttle tube, now as I read your other comments
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unscrew the cables slightly from the housing just enough so the throttle doesn't bind anymore,before nipping up the lock nuts.1978 GS1085.
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Thanks for the welcome. By nuts I mean cable ends. Everything works fine until I place the top of the control back on the throttle housing. The cables seem to be in their proper slots and will work and snap back. Once I put the top of the housing back on, then it binds.Comment
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Yeah, what Max said.Comment
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Age,not Max lol........Originally posted by tkent02 View Post
1978 GS1085.
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Yeah, you.
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How do we know that Max did not say that and had you do the typing?Originally posted by Agemax View PostAge,not Max lol........
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The plot thickens…..Comment
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ermmmmmmm......dammit. ok ive been rumbledOriginally posted by Steve View PostHow do we know that Max did not say that and had you do the typing?
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my apprentice did help me out a little on this one
he just cant quite get his paws right on the keyboard yet, but he is getting better!1978 GS1085.
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We're going to need a picture of this "apprentice".Comment
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