964polar

Yesterday I managed to do this quite easy. By removing the plus-point plastic box from the cable I avoided loosening the AC pump. I cracked the old one since it will not be used. The new one was removed carefully by heating the plastic in hot water. This makes it soft enough to simplify the removal without damage. Do not put the whole cable in water, only the box.

964polar

Another image on the plus point cable box removed

Ahsai

Great idea! I did try that to remove the plastic box (without heating it up) but gave up in the end afraid of breaking it. Using hot water should soften it enough.

islaTurbine

I'm getting ready to do this fix.

How did you crack the old one? Did you have to mess with the power steering pump?

964polar

No messing with the AC-pump, this was the whole purpose. You can detach the old plus point box on the old cable with a screw driver, it will pop off and maybe crack. But a new one is already on the new cable. Be careful with that one instead.

islaTurbine

This tip worked great. Thank you.

964polar

Glad it worked

JMLavoie

Neat idea, 964. Tack sà mycket ... and for sharing!

964polar

Happy to contribute😃

knfeparty

I've been putting off this update because of the apparent install pain. Will have to reconsider now.

rolex11

oldish thread, but want to clarify:

So replacing this cable with this "hot water" trick requires nothing to be removed/rotated/lifted/etc.?

Just thread both ends thru and attach? or does the "hot water" way just eliminate a few of the required remove/rotate/lift requirements?

Ahsai

It saves you the hassle of unbolting and sliding the a/c compressor out. Most find the front (front of car) a/c comp bolt challenging to remove.

rolex11

So air box, belt, alternator, still need to come out, but a/c comp. can stay in, correct?

So I'm slow...

islaTurbine

Correct.

rolex11

Question...

If I did have this cable problem, which I think I do on my '99 C2 which is now 17 years old and showing the symptoms, would it affect my idling?

I'm thinking maybe since my battery is not always at full strength due to not being charged properly during long trips due to the cable getting hot, it may be causing this annoying intermittent idle issue I can't seems to correct.

The idle issue usually appears when car is fully warmed.

Battery is new, MAF is new, idle air control valve replaced, no apparent vacuum leaks (was tested), oil filler tube not leaking, new oil cap, etc. Done just about everything to try and fix the idle.

Thoughts?