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replacing choke cable

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apcsox

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apparently over the winter time, something caused my choke cable to seize up... I can't move the cable inside at all, completely stuck in place... I can still manually pull down on the carbs and use that as a choke, but, that's kind of a pain in the ass..... anybody have a good how-to on replacing a choke cable on a 1980 GS550E? I'd really appreciate it
 
Hi,

Just check the cable routing in your manual. The manual calls the choke cable the "starter" cable. Here's the routing for my 850:

cable_routing_gs850g.jpg


Take off the tank, and put the new cable where the old one is. The connection on the carbs should look something like this:

intake_repair21.jpg


The choke is on the right, throttle on the left:

intake_repair26.jpg


They both use a "ball in slot" connection. Manipulate the choke so that you can take to ball out of its slot:

intake_repair34.jpg


Loosen the clamp holding the cable:

intake_repair35.jpg


It will be really self-explanatory once you get started.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
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