cooper mk1 locking choke cables not locking !

[814CWE]

are there any good ones available that actually work??

mine locks when not fitted but when fitted to the car i still have to use a peg

its brand new and from a leading mini parts supplier...

or are all the repro ones rubbish?

[guru_1071]

are there any good ones available that actually work??

mine locks when not fitted but when fitted to the car i still have to use a peg

its brand new and from a leading mini parts supplier...

or are all the repro ones rubbish?

you could probably pay silly money for a nos one from ebay and still have to use a peg....

[cheleker]

That's another way of saying that the ones currently available look good but do not perform the function for which one paid. Then there are worse ones. Pull the knob out and it comes loose from the cable.
Had a heater cable do just that yesterday. First time used. It was obvious that the crimping onto the cable was poorly done.

[814CWE]

the original one was shot so ive had to have a repro....
looks like i mite wnd up gettin the old one rewired somewher maybe

meanwhile,,,ill go on ebay and buy a 1960S PERIOD PEG??

maybe there might be some vintage dolly pegs kicking around with all these "barn finds" currently turning up eh??

[JC T ONE]

Then there are worse ones. Pull the knob out and it comes loose from the cable.

I know


Fitted a new one, and the lock works perfectly but instead the whole knob broke off

(when I had people from UK in the car for a test drive) = not very impressive.

becourse the lock works perfect, I didnt want to change the cable, so I refitted the knob, with some epoxy.

[Andrew1967]

I had the same problem when I bought one from a leading Mini parts supplier.

I found that the outer cable locking part was the bit that was useless. I had a NOS genuine MK3 cable and the repro Cooper inner cable works perfectly in the OE outer cable.

Been on my 'S' for 6 years now without any need for a clothes peg

[814CWE]

worth a shot- i suppose this will hike the price of mk3 cables up now,,,aghhh

[66S]

the original one was shot so ive had to have a repro....

Hi Brook,
I've got an ad on the "Wanted" board for a rough one at the moment. Do you still have the old one? I might be able to use it.

Regards
Al

[Tim]

Take the cable apart and clean all the lubrication out of it. They don't slide so well when they are dry.

Tim

[814CWE]

[Mick]

That's another way of saying that the ones currently available look good but do not perform the function for which one paid. Then there are worse ones. Pull the knob out and it comes loose from the cable.
Had a heater cable do just that yesterday. First time used. It was obvious that the crimping onto the cable was poorly done.

I had this trouble twice, so after cleaning and putting it back together I went at it with a soldering iron which seems to have done the trick.

Funny, I had never thought of using a peg....20 years of trying to drive and hold a stupid choke out! Its funny how the simplest things never come to mind...