>> >>THEN i started sliding the new one in the tube. About a foot from the end >>of the metal tube it STOPPED. Mind you it didn't even make it to the >>curved flexible section - which is where i thought i would have trouble. >>I spent 3 hours trying to get that cable to go. Even got the vise grips >>on it and tried to hammer it in the hole. No luck. The old cable won't >>go either. The tube is not mashed, and is quite full of grease.\ >> >> >>I fought the bus and the bus won. (so far) >> I had a similar problem with my 73 super beast long time ago. The gas pedal wire broke. I could not get the new one slide through the tunnel. I went out (on foot) to get a long piece of steal wire and slide it backward from the backend. It went through. I then had the steal wire pulling the gas pedal wire through. It worked. Give it a try and good luck. David Kao
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