Length of shifter cable
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WhiskeyTango
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Length of shifter cable
Thanks for replies to above "Throttle lever stiff in reverse" post. Now I should buy a new shifter cable. Anyone know the proper length for the shifter cable (one that shifts the transmission from forward to neutral to reverse) and the best brand?
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Spector
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Re: Length of shifter cable
so many variables to this...routing, controls etc. I want to clean up my installation but I think I will use a length of house wire or something like that and play with it until I come up with a route and length I like
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WhiskeyTango
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Re: Length of shifter cable
Just a follow up. Replaced throttle and shifter cables with Suzuki brand cables and it shifts more easily now. Not as smooth as controls on a
Grand Banks we chartered, but tolerable. Cables for the M model are 10 ft long.
Grand Banks we chartered, but tolerable. Cables for the M model are 10 ft long.