I need a shift cable for an older Yard Bug Model 198707. I have found a MTD 746-1130 40 in. control cable but no way to verify.
I had the same problem with the shifter cable braking.They were very expensive to replace.My cable tube(the outer part with the adjustable nuts) was still good.The cable itself was broken.I went to the nieghborhood hardware store and bought a length of cable of the correct size.I then used an electrical eyelet at each end (the eyelet has place to slide wire into it then it get crimped to hold the wire,also it has a hole in it so a screw or bolt can go through to hold it in place.I connected an eyelet to one end of cable,2nd I fed the cable through the tube,3rd, I put a screw through the hole were the cable connect to the shift linkage(@ trans),4th placed the eyelet on the screw 5th then placed the nut on the screw .At end of cable where shift nob is I placed an eyelet where the cable originally went,Pulled the new cable through taking out ALL the slack,Marked cable then crimped it,placed nut on screw.It works like new.MAKE SURE THE LINKAGE and SHIFT NOB ARE IN NUTURAL POSITION
I had the same issue with my yard bug and I tried your idea and it worked perfectly for me also. Thanks for the tip. New cables cost about $35 each, fixed both of them for $6.
Love this! Going to do this today!
Can anyone gimme detailed instructions for this? I get everything accept where it connects to the engine/transmission
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