Topic: Throttle cable problem

[Ceej]

More questions from me!

First off, 74 750. My throttle cable broke the other day, the one that is on the top off the connecting pieces under the tank.  So yesterday, i went ahead and bought both of the cables and said i mise well do them both while i was in there.  I replaced the broken one no problem.  Then, the bottom cable, the one that connects closest to the rider on the handgrip.  There was not enough room to pull the hammer on the end of the cable throught he hole in the plastic houseing.  The hole was only big enough for the wire to fit through.  The only way to get it out would be to cut the cable so one of the hammers wouldnt have to go through this hole.  Is there something I am missing here?  Or does this cable have to be replaced with that whole handgrip/killswitch/headlight unit?

Its kind of hard to explain, hope you all get it, I will take some pictures when i get home from work today.

Thanks,
CJ

[Dunstall_74]

I just replaced the throttle cables on my '74 cb750 and found out the hardway, after snapping that little tab of plastic on the twist grip.  You want to fit the cable ends at the throttle first, while the cables are not attatched to the carbs yet.  Once you've done that, fit the bottom cable @ the carbs first(the one w/out the adjuster), there will be some slack so don't worry.  Then you need to be sure the top cable (pull cable) has the adjuster at the throttle grip backed out all the way or almost all the way before you go ahead and try to hook that one up at the carbs.  You'l need a decent set of needle nose pliers, and you'll probably have to twist the throttle back and forth with the other hand to get the desired slack in the cable.  Once you get that cable in, don't forget to adjust your throttle tension at the twist grip.  Good luck, hope this helps.

[scondon]

The hole should be big enough to remove the cable without cutting it. The hole in the housing may be rectangular, have you tried twisting the cable to re-orient the hammer position?