for the third time now i have had the cable snap at the pedal-a very tough 6 mile drive home pulling the cable by hand and trying to paddle shift!!!!!!.
the cable currently is held by a screw type barrell nipple in the pedal-this i feel is most of the problem as when you tighten it i think it is damaging the cable(crushing strands and breaking).
pedal is standard mk indy with mounting at bottom of footwell,making any work on it a real joy.
any ideas?

What about soldering the nipple on?

I use a 3mm diameter steel ball, raided from bicycle parts, between the M4 clamp screw and the cable to reduce damage to the cable strands.
This though will not cure any problems caused by lack of cable articulation.

HTH
Mal

The trouble is the movement at pedal end exceeds that at the buttefly end.

At the carb/throttle body end the quadrant should not be pulled tight on to the stop, you want about 1 to 2mm lost motion.

Cure is simple fit an adjustable pedal stop.

Common mistake -- partly perpetrated by some car mags and rolling road operators over many years.

i have a very good adjustable pedal stop in place-it is not getting over streched its just the fastening/clamping whilst allowing for rotational movement which is causing the problem- i can not get in there to solder it(unless i cut a big hole in the floor(which i have seriously considered to aid access)).any thoughts on clamping ie between 2 washers-but then also allowing for it to rotate within the pedal???

Hi there do a serch for cable to pedal fixing by Avoneer or serch under jacko
this will help you
jacko

here

ok thanks guys-ordered the kart kit,some slight pedal mods and hopefully it will work
ps dick turpin is aloft at the karting shop min order £10 NET then £8.21 postage,so for a £6 kit you chew through £20 --nice!!

Perhaps Demon Thieves arn't that bad after all? no minimum order and £3.75 delivery http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Products/ProductList.asp?cls=MSPORT&grp=MP108&pgrp=M008&tlgrp=MS002

phone the kart shop and say you only need a U bracket and nipple

post photo of what you have currently and I'll tell you how to fix it..... maybe....

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Originally posted by ruskino80
ok thanks guys-ordered the kart kit,some slight pedal mods and hopefully it will work
ps dick turpin is aloft at the karting shop min order £10 NET then £8.21 postage,so for a £6 kit you chew through £20 --nice!!

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just to finish up, my bits arrived today in a jiffy bag with 65 pence postage on it!!!!.anyway the clevis initially looked like a fail but after chopping of the end of the pedal,and then welding on a new plate,i managed to use the u shape bracket(after having welded the nipple in to it),and the supplied quick release plate to work.3 hours graft and some more scarring to the knuckles all seems well again.i would post a pic but its nigh on impossible to get a shot of it.thanks for everyones thoughts-cheers rich