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Home > DIY - Tech Tips - Throttle / Amal Carb Fitment
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your throttle cable fit your Amal Carb |
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This
is a simple piece of advice but can be helpful. Most
new throttle cables you can get for your british motorcycle
with have cable stops that are too large to fit in
the adjuster that is found on the top of the Amal
carburetor. There is a simple fix shown
here that will keep you from having loose cables flopping
around where they meet the carbs. Also, being that
there are often adjusters at the throttle assembly
as well as having an inline adjuster, a 3rd one at
the carb is quite unnecessary, and you can do without
one..
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| Measure
the end of your throttle cable, they are typically just
under a quarter inch, so a 1/4" drill bit should
work great. |
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Remove
the top of your amal carb and clamp it in a vise.
Notice the aluminum angle pieces in the jaws of my
vice to keep from marring soft metal. Use a bit of
cutting oil and drill half way through the threads
in the cap. Don't drill all the way through or you
will not have a lip left for your cabe stop to rest
at.
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Here
is the carb top reinstalled with the throttle cable
now nestled snug.
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