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MG MGA - Accelerater cable

My accelerater cable has cut a groove in the badge on top of the rocker cover. Should there be a bracket supporting it? I think that the cable is probably too short, and the solution is a longer cable.
Note new copper pipe foloowing earlier thread.

Nigel Munford

Nigel

It's a standard MGA problem, although yours is one of the worst I have seen.

I got round the problem by putting a thread on the cable anchor, then fixing it tight on the bracket so that the cable was held clear of the rocker cover. See image. You can see the marks on my plate, prior to the modification.

Steve

Steve Gyles

Just use a much longer cable from a bike shop. Make sure to put the ferrule on the end of the outer casing, otherwise the plastic sheathing shifts and leaves you without any pedal effect! It's happened to three people in our club, including me (and the emergency replacement cable on mine still doesn't have the ferrule - job for the next rainy weekend)
dominic clancy

I also ended up stopping by my local bicycle shop and had a new one made that was 5" or so longer. Works great! I've also been thinking of a way to support the cable on the other side of the valve cover to prevent rubbing.
SJ Jackson

Nigil, I carefully cut the standard Moss cable length for a proper fit over the rocker cover and also adjusted the cable anchor on the carb bracket. I put some heat shrink on the end of the cable so it was tight in the anchor and tight on the bracket. Then adjusted the angle of the anchor to hold the cable above the rocker. It has held fine for 10,000 miles and has not touched the rocker cover. Best picture I have of it is attached.

I have had previous cars where the cable ate across the badge. It is a common problem, but with patience it can be solved. The stock cable must be shortened, just do it carefully.

Jim

Jim Ferguson

FWIW -- I solved the problem by "clamping" the throttle cable onto the flexible steel braided oil pressure gauge pipe with a tie wrap. It tends to slip round a bit but it is just enough to keep the cable clear of the rocker box cover.Simple and not very "classic" or OEM but KISS/CBE.
David
D C GRAHAME

The previous owner solved the problem by sliding a rubber grommet over the cable and centering it over the rocker cover. Looked so natural that till I read this I thought it was done that way from factory.
Charles O'Brien

Charles

I tried that method. I found the grommet kept slipping along the cable. The method I use (2nd post) works so well I wonder why it was not the standard setup on leaving the factory. Bicycles have their brake cables anchored into rigid posts so why did MG take the trouble to make the cable stop swivel. The change in cable angle of the throttle mechanism during operation is so small that I see no need for the stop to swivel.

Steve
Steve Gyles

This thread was discussed between 09/09/2009 and 23/09/2009

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