Cable and Pulley question

[ricksuper67]

I have everything working correctly for my cable and pulley steering. I took it apart about two years ago. Question?

I thought there was a Rod that went on top on the steering hub (the part where I wrapped the cable around the drum) that keep the cable from falling off (a just in case thing). I am remembering it wrong, I can not find such a part laying around my garage, but I thought it was there.

 

[bonz_d]

Could have been, then again maybe not. Many of the old one's I'd seen didn't have one. The tension from the springs should keep everything tight.

When I set them up long ago I used to set the cables and pulleys so that they would compress the springs a bit when they were connected to the engine.

 

[GA_Boater]

No rod on mine. Like bonz said - The spring tension keeps the cable wrapped on the drum. I set mine up with the springs in tension also. Wrapping the drum was fun!

 

[bonz_d]

4 Wrapping the drum was fun!

I'm guessing it's been 35 years since I've wrapped one.