Yamaha 9.9 Throttle Cables

[user 29]

Just noticed the plastic covering on my throttle cables are breaking up at the outboard connection point.
Major problem? Do the cables need to be replaced?
Thanks

 

[eshaw]

Pics are worth a thousand words. Without seeing any it's hard to say.

 

[user 29]

Pics are worth a thousand words. Without seeing any it's hard to say.

I'm working on it!

 

[user 29]

This is it ...

 

[eshaw]

That should be replaced. You could probably cobble up a temporary fix but I'd just replace that one

 

[eshaw]

That should be replaced. You could probably cobble up a temporary fix but I'd just replace that one. It appears that it has a pretty sharp bend, you may want to investigate getting a longer cable.

 

[richg99]

From the picture, it appears to me that the cable is a bit too short. A lot of pressure was put on that fitting. After replacement, any way you can reroute your cable to put less "bend" pressure on that point? if not, maybe a slightly longer cable would be better.

 

[user 29]

From the picture, it appears to me that the cable is a bit too short. A lot of pressure was put on that fitting. After replacement, any way you can reroute your cable to put less "bend" pressure on that point? if not, maybe a slightly longer cable would be better.

I'm going to put up a few more pix from a different angle.