I had the same problem. I unhooked the cable at the carbs and pulled the
knob and inner "cable" out of the housing and then slide the new one in.
It's the only way I could figure out how to do it.
Bob Danielson
1975 TR6
Status at http://pages.cthome.net/BobD
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Davis" <jdavis344@directvinternet.com>
To: "'Navarrette, Vance'" <vance.navarrette@intel.com>; "'Hugh Fader'"
<hfader@usa.net>; "'6pack'" <6pack@autox.team.net>; "'triumphs'"
<triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 9:26 AM
Subject: RE: TR6 Dash Knobs
> Vance,
> I believe the choke cable on your car must have been a replacement.
> Sometime in the late 80s or early 90s I bought a replacement choke cable
> form TRF I believe, and it had a non-removable knob. All my originals
> and the current replacements have removable knobs.
>
> Jim Davis
> Fortson, GA
> CF38690UO
> CF37325U
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Navarrette, Vance
> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 7:21 PM
> To: 'Hugh Fader'; '6pack'; 'triumphs'
> Subject: RE: TR6 Dash Knobs
>
> Hugh:
>
> I have had the same problem. I just grin and bear it. My
> originals were so worn that anything was an improvement.
> One problem was that the choke knob is apparently glued on from
> the factory. I tugged and huffed and puffed, poked prodded,
> twisted and I couldn't get the choke to come off, so I finally
> cut it off. The other knobs all had that nice little button
> up inside the hole. Poke a small screw driver in there, and they
> slide off, but the choke...man o man!
> Then the problem of how do you get the new choke knob to
> stay on, since the choke cable does not have the spring loaded
> button to hold the new knob in place. You can glue it, but then
> if you ever need to get behind the dash, you have to cut it off
> again. What a waste. Finally went to the hardware store and found
> a set screw that with a little pressure would 'self tap'
> itself into the hole on the side of the knob. So far it seems to
> be holding just fine.
> Time will tell....
>
> Vance
>
>
> ------------------------------
> 1974 Mimosa Yellow Triumph TR6
> Cogito Ergo Zoom
> (I think, therefore I go fast)
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hugh Fader [mailto:hfader@usa.net]
> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 2:49 PM
> To: '6pack'; 'triumphs'
> Subject: TR6 Dash Knobs
>
>
> Anybody else have trouble with replacement TR6 dash knobs? I just got a
> set
> from a local Moss reseller. The printing is not solid and the typeface
> on
> the Choke knob is different from the others. The supplier says he hasn't
> had
> any complaints so far on these. He's checking with Moss to see if they
> have
> any better ones. Am I too picky? They don't look much better than the
> old
> ones they are replacing.
>
> - Hugh Fader
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