Zaphod
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| posted on 22/12/06 at 05:19 PM |
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How to attach clutch and gas wire to pedals
Hi
I need some ideas how to attach both the clutch and gas wire to the MK pedals.
I have a brand new clutch wire but before I start cutting away at it I need your advice.
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zxrlocost
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| posted on 22/12/06 at 05:22 PM |
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hi mate
clutch and accelerator I got some U brakets that they use on go karts the nipple on the end of the wire slides into the U and doesnt come out
the U braket you put a nyloc nut through the peddle to hold it on but dont overtighten it
this allows the U to move up and down freely
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Zaphod
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| posted on 22/12/06 at 07:11 PM |
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Excellent, thx.
Go kart u say, hm... time to put my old friend mr Google to work 
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Indymike
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| posted on 22/12/06 at 09:12 PM |
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zxrlocost, do you happen to have any pictures of how you used these brackets? I'm coming close to that part of the build and was wondering about
a solution too.
Thanks in advance!
Build manual? What build manual?
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Zaphod
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| posted on 22/12/06 at 10:47 PM |
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Sady I did not find anything useful out there. But I got one advice though that might work.
Apparently old VW beetles have a gas wire with a sort of a Z shaped long nipple that locks into the gas pedals hole. I found on pic of it.
http://i20.ebayimg.com/05/i/07/00/7e/ba_1.JPG
I'll guess that if you take a small thin tube and solder the wire into it and then shape it into the Z or flash like form it would do the
trick.
But hey, zxrlocost if you have a pic and maybe a URL of where I can pick up the U bracket I'll guess that it would save me some work.
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whitestu
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| posted on 22/12/06 at 10:53 PM |
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MK do all the bits for cable to pedal connection.
Stu
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Zaphod
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| posted on 22/12/06 at 10:59 PM |
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Well, to bad that they did not tell me when I ordered the kit. I especially asked it to ba as complete as possible.
One would wish that a simple thing like this should be included in the Deluxe Kit...
Anything else they do, but not tell that makes life easier?
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Zaphod
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| posted on 23/12/06 at 11:24 AM |
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BTW
Anybody have a pic of the MK made brackets? Or any other solution for that matter?
Thx.
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zxrlocost
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| posted on 23/12/06 at 12:37 PM |
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http://www.zoomkarts.com/product.asp?productID=133
do a throttle assembly kit
(you only really need the U bracket and a little bolt
you can do the clutch and accel with them
basically you drill two holes almost at the bottom of the two pedals
the bolt that comes with the kit goes through the hole and the U braket
then the cable slides into the U braket
[Edited on 23/12/06 by zxrlocost]
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Zaphod
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| posted on 23/12/06 at 04:10 PM |
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Thanks mate. Just what I needed.
Edit:
My god... They want £15.28 for two. But shipping to Sweden.. Brace yourself...
£27.79. Total £43.07 Jeeez...
UK must have the worlds highest prices on shipping. Or the companys make their money on overcharging shipping costs. This for a parcel of 500 grams...
No way. I'm looking elsewhere or fabricating myself.
But thanks anyway.
[Edited on 23/12/06 by Zaphod]
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jacko
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| posted on 23/12/06 at 04:46 PM |
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Hi this is what i did i drilled the peddle 12mm hole and made a coller to fit inside the hole i then got a 8mm bolt and drilled a 2mm hole though it
next to the head for the cable then a washer push it though the coller and nip it up with a lock nut Jacko
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