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SHORTEN
THE CABLES
OF YOUR
PUCH MOPED.

Tags: cables
Author: Thomas R.

In this post we'll show you how to shorten the cables of your Puch Moped. We used a Puch Maxi, but this is usefull for all Puch mopeds.

What you'll need

    When shortening the cables you will need a small hour of time (take your time people) and the following things:

  • A wire cutter
  • 2x brake cable nipple
  • 1x throttle cable nipple
  • Clutch cable nipple (you can also use the brake cable)
  • Complete set of cables( if you don’t want to use the old ones)

5 STEPS TO SHORTEN THE CABLES

Step 1: Remove The Cables from your (Puch) moped

Although it isn’t 100% necessary, I believe it’s way much easier to shorten the cables when you remove them from your moped.

Step 2: Start with the brake cables

  • Cut the part of the inner cable you want to replace (see picture above).
  • Remove the inner cable from the outer cable. the piston stop.
  • Cut 10 – 15 cm from the outer cable (depending on how short they have to be). See picture below.
  • Put some grease on the inner cable.
  • Shove the inner cable back in the outer cable.
  • Take the brake nipple and mount it on the inner cable. Make sure you tighten it enough so that it won’t pop off when braking hard.

Step 3: Continue with the clutch cable.

For the clutch cable you can follow the same steps as mentioned in step 2.

step 4: Cut the throttle (gas) cable

Now this is a tricky one. You don’t want to shorten the outer throttle cable to much. If you do, the inner cable will have to much “play”. What I advice you to do is cutting the outer cable bit by bit. Start with a few centimeters and continue until you reach the right length.

Step 5: Mount the cables back on and go for a ride

Once you have done this, your Puch moped is ready to ride. You’ll even notice that for example giving and releasing gas or braking will go a little smoother than with long cables.

~ Now you can go for a ride on a clean looking Puch moped ~

common problems and solutions

Here we will discuss some common issues and how to solve them. If you have an issue that needs to be solved, send us an email to thomas@puch-mopeds.com