ChuckM Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 My cable broke this morning so I’m in dire need of a replacement unit, measures approximately 67 inches, I have attached pictures for clarification. If you have this item please let me know as soon as possible, thanks for looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bball7754 Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 I think I’ve read of people going to bicycle shops where they can replace the cable and retain the existing housing. Might be worth a call. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckM Posted April 16, 2022 Author Share Posted April 16, 2022 Brilliant! I’ll research on Monday. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Westfield Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 (edited) I took one out of my Westfield over the winter, went hydraulic, but it's only about 48" long..... Burton has several lengths available I think this one is QCC1010 I've not seen bike stuff nearly big enough for clutch---throttle, all the time Edited April 16, 2022 by 7Westfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckM Posted April 16, 2022 Author Share Posted April 16, 2022 Thanks, I’ll give Burton a look, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MV8 Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Just in time for Spring! Looks like mk3 cortina or escort ends but 2-3 times as long. There are companies that swage cables while you wait but it is a question of having the right ends and if they are willing to make a part for a road vehicle or swag a new rope in a used housing. I don't know of any domestic application using similar fittings and length. A universal six foot 4300 series marine control cable is likely much better quality than the original cable and comes with 1/4-28 threaded ends but if going to that much trouble, why not hydraulic? By the time you do all that, your new cable and spare that you probably ordered in March will have arrived. The bicycle and bike parts are very thin rope which will stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastg Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Also try old time motorcycle shops, they probably have cable kits. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamScotticus Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 (edited) assuming you're LHD with a right side fork, you want the 5 foot cable, they are the last two on the Burton site, CCESCYB1 170 cm / 5.5ft CCESCYB2 173 cm / 5.67ft What makes our cars made for the Mk1 Escort difficult to cable is the eyelet on the pedal end...that didn't continue on many other cars. Also, cables from "First Line" are notoriously unreliable. if that's all you can get, get a few. thats where they break at the eyelet. Edited April 17, 2022 by IamScotticus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckM Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 Hello, I was on the Burton site last night and I saw these two items. Thanks for the lead and thanks to all the other folks on USA7s for their help! Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MV8 Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 4 hours ago, IamScotticus said: they break at the eyelet. Problem solved but thinking out loud, a mod to reduce eye friction and keep the cable from flexing at the base of the rigid fitting with something semi-rigid would greatly extend the life. Maybe a split piece of plastic then wrapped with the fitting shank in a good tensile strength tape would do it but not pretty. I wonder if the other design pedal with the hook and oval-squarish eye turned 90 deg works better. At least the design is more common. A 300 lb tensile is about all that is needed considering around 45 lbs of foot pressure with a 5:1 pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamScotticus Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Another option is to install a pedal stop to prevent over stressing the cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vovchandr Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Late to this thread but as others have said a bicycle cable kit is what I have with universal cable lock eyelets from Napa. Works like a charm. Keep a spare in the back with me just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamScotticus Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 11 hours ago, Vovchandr said: Late to this thread but as others have said a bicycle cable kit is what I have with universal cable lock eyelets from Napa. Works like a charm. Keep a spare in the back with me just in case. Do you crimp your own eyelets? I would like to see more on this. Building a reliable cable sourced with local parts is a big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vovchandr Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 9 minutes ago, IamScotticus said: Do you crimp your own eyelets? I would like to see more on this. Building a reliable cable sourced with local parts is a big deal. I didn't have to crimp anything. I got a cable cutter tool to make a clean cut at the right length. I have ITB's so the "bob" at one end had to be a match to go into the housing. It was a tiny little bit too big but slight grinding modification made it fit right in. I got generic cable stops for the other end. OEM single would always slip, so I went with the old Soviet approach of overbuilding and added 3 cable stops back to back to back to make sure it doesn't slip again. https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/NOE7311143 I can get pictures when I get home but I'm sure my setup is a little bit different then yours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamScotticus Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 yea, your Cat wasn't built for Ford Escort, so you have different [better] pedal anchors. perhaps I need to swap out pedals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MV8 Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 I think Vovchandr is talking about a throttle cable. I've used bike brake (thicker) cable for throttle before and I agree that can work well for that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vovchandr Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 10 minutes ago, MV8 said: I think Vovchandr is talking about a throttle cable. I've used bike brake (thicker) cable for throttle before and I agree that can work well for that. Big whoosh on my part. You're right I'm not talking about a relevant matter here. Disregard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastg Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 I knew I would find the link, these people are prefect for cable parts http://www.flanderscables.com/ I bet you can find the parts to rebuild your cable. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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