Kick Down Cable

[thebadleys]

Morning All,

Came to refit the kick down cable (auto box) and realised the crimped cleat on the cable is no longer crimped.

Can anyone help with the measurement between the start of the cable at the clevis pin end and the position of the cleat please.

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[V Mad]

Have you looked in the ROM?

[thebadleys]

Hi Chris,

Yes, it only give the measurement between the cleat and the adjuster, what i need is the distance that the least is crimped from the end of the cable

[milothedog]

Morning All,

Came to refit the kick down cable (auto box) and realised the crimped cleat on the cable is no longer crimped.

Can anyone help with the measurement between the start of the cable at the clevis pin end and the position of the cleat please.

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Nigel,

Just take the car for a test drive and keep adjusting it until you a get compromise between when the kickdown comes in and how smooth the gear change is.

What your looking for, is on very light throttle settings the car is in top gear by the time it reach 20 mph. and the kickdown coming in towards the end of the accelerator pedal travel.




Ian.

[thebadleys]

Nigel,

Just take the car for a test drive and keep adjusting it until you a get compromise between when the kickdown comes in and how smooth the gear change is.

What your looking for, is on very light throttle settings the car is in top gear by the time it reach 20 mph. and the kickdown coming in towards the end of the accelerator pedal travel.




Ian.

Thanks Ian,

Test drive have to wait realigning exhaust intermediate pipe, cocked up fitting by PO/ repairer, new pipe ordered, plenty to be doing

[Seaking]

Just popped into my garage had a quick look at my two bw35 gearboxes one has crimp set at 5mm the other has none fitted hope this helps

cheers Glenn

[thebadleys]

Just popped into my garage had a quick look at my two bw35 gearboxes one has crimp set at 5mm the other has none fitted hope this helps

cheers Glenn

Thanks, thats a good indicator to start from

[DJT]

My old BW35 box is in the garage and the crimp on that cable is approx 5mm too.

[MandM]

Nigel,

Just take the car for a test drive and keep adjusting it until you a get compromise between when the kickdown comes in and how smooth the gear change is.

What your looking for, is on very light throttle settings the car is in top gear by the time it reach 20 mph. and the kickdown coming in towards the end of the accelerator pedal travel.




Ian.

Did mine as Ian has said, works a treat , my Ferrell is just loose, tried the Rom way but it was not right, had the sump off as well.

[milothedog]

The Crimp is loose on a new replacement cable as you should fit a hydraulic pressure gauge to the back of the gear box to set it up properly, then when set, You crimp the collar on the cable to save the setting should you remove it in the future.

Ian.

[MandM]

The Crimp is loose on a new replacement cable as you should fit a hydraulic pressure gauge to the back of the gear box to set it up properly, then when set, You crimp the collar on the cable to save the setting should you remove it in the future.

Ian.

I'll let you do that for me next time I see you then

[milothedog]

I'll let you do that for me next time I see you then

That's a shame, I don't do Yellow ones

[KOY 23]

That's a shame, I don't do Yellow ones

Coz he's a specialist