Date:         Mon, 10 Sep 2012 07:12:08 -0400
Reply-To:     Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Accelerator cable
Comments: To: Frank Condelli <RAlanen@aol.com>
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I have had to carve away at the socket with a Dremel until I could pop
it off.  Very carefully so as to avoid too much damage to the ball.
Not easy to get to.

Larry A.


On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 5:54 AM, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@aol.com> wrote:
>         If it's an automatic and the ball joint is rusted so that ball sockert will NOT come off then it's gonna take you way more than an hour to replace the cable !
>
>
> On 2012-09-07, at 11:44 AM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:
>
>> I don't know whether that cable was for an automatic or manual but last time
>> I got from the dealer list was ~$40 and alldata says the job should take an
>> hour.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Frank Condelli
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