throttle cable cracked sheathing

[davidkockler]

I bought a 2001 90 HP Johnson Oceanrunner last fall and noticed that the cable sheathing has been damaged on several of the cables, including the throttle cable. It exposes a very small section of cable in each case. It's hard to say how this happened- I suspect it is just UV damage, but I have never seen this on an OB before.<br /><br />I am kind of worried that this will eventually make cable movement difficult as rust develops in the exposed cable. Throttle movement already is just a tad stiffer than I would like.<br /><br />Is there a fix that will last (other than replacing these cables)? I am tempted to use an epoxy product to repair the damaged areas of sheathing. Do I need to lubricate the cables? How is this done?<br /><br />One more question: why is there virtually no movement of the cable within the sheathing when the throttle is opened/closed? I watched very closely and could not see the cable move at all while the throttle position was moved.

 

[Walker]

Re: throttle cable cracked sheathing

Probably what you see is not the cable itself but the steel wire wrapping that makes up the tube that the cable slides in.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: throttle cable cracked sheathing

bite the bullet and replace the cables, as the will fail at the most inopertune time. ther should be a part # on each of the cable seathings.