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B.Clampitt
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I continue to have problems with frozen throttle cable in Max IV even though I have replaced with heated cable. How prevalent is this problem and is there something else I can do to prevent . I know these things are built for much colder weather than we have been having. Don't see this problem that often in boats or 4x4's |
Fred Sowerwine, Montana's Max Dealer (Fred4dot)
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B.Clampitt, Lubrication! You need to keep the space between the cable and the casing full of lubricant and free of water. The heated cable only gives you a means to thaw it out (in 5 to seven minutes as long as your cable and fuse is good if you fail to lubricate it). It is real easy to do with gravity and a hypodermic needle. It does take a while. Have the front of the machine as much higher than the back as you can get it (entry point has to be higher than exit point) and let lubricant drip through a needle inserted along the cable with the throttle lever held wide open using a rubber band. If you can blow out the cable with compressed air to get all the water out first, it is best. it takes about 8 cc of lubricant. once the cable is full at an angle, you need to lower the front so the whole cable gets filled.
Preventative maintenance is to keep your throttle lever covered when not using the machine or when operating in the rain or snow and to cover your engine when not being operated. Moisture goes in the engine side when the engine is cold - a hot engine will keep it from entering the casing. These machines need to be covered if stored outside. Nothing else has the steering levers sticking straight up and has a funnel attached to the throttle cable. |
MaxRules (Brandon_price)
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The heated cable does not prevent the cable from freezing. It only allows you to thaw the cable within about seven minutes. Before you ride, just turn on the heater and it will be ready to go in no time.
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matt435
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Hummm.... My Argo throttle has never frozen. It must be in the better design. lol Matt
Bigfoot rules |
argogeru
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dont believe mine has either. lol. jon
bigfoot rules. |
mr. tinker
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use that pink rv anti-freeze to fill your cable.it wont freeze no matter how cold it gets.forget the heated cable.just use hyperdermic needle and inject the rv plumbing anti-freeze in one end to until you get it out the other end.of course your cable must be thawed first.also make sure you top off before each outing. |
roadwolf
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435& geru, of course your throttles don't stick, cause ya all live in florida, hee hee. |
argogeru
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MICHIGAN, roadwolf, its 10 degrees right now. everything but the throttle cable is froze. |
Oliver (Digipix)
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I use a liquid penetrating oil. It's actually for outdoor locks, keeping them from siezing up. It's a graphite lubrication, delivered by a thin liquid which evaporates leaving behind the coating of graphite. It's seemed to work on my Quad for the past 18 years, let's see if it flies for my Max. |
ron minor (Rem90t)
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I had the same problem last winter with both the throttle and choke cable freezing. This fall I removed both, hung them in the cellar-way, put some paper towels on the bottom and put the Break-Free to both until it came out the bottom. Then I put some more in after I curled them up. I also put a plastic bag with a rubber band over the throttle lever to prevent mositure from getting down it. Enjoy! |
david berger (Davidrrrd)
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i cut the top off of a 2 liter soada bottle(sprite) and use the bottle to cover my throttle from weather, also a bungy keeps it on tight |
Marc Stobinski (Jerseybigfoot)
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Tried to get the Hustler out of the shed and guess what, the throttle was frozen. Cranked the idle up and got it into the garage to thaw out. Gravity was not working very well with the antifreeze/funnel and went looking for a better way. The 30 second fix is to use one of those $3 meat flavor injectors with a 1/4" fuel hose on the end. Fill the Hypodermic with your favorite flavor antifreeze, lube etc hook up th hose to the free end of the cable and one pump and thats it. Well maybe not 30 seconds but not more than 15 minutes with disconnecting the throttle from the engine. |
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