RobertKB Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 I've seen a couple of posts lately about replacement knobs and I see the choke knob is one of these. I am wondering if the knob can be removed from the cable by unscrewing it or it is cast as part of the cable end. I have a choke knob and cable from a '48 Plymouth in my '38 Chrylser and would like to change it to a black one I have as a spare from another project. Just want to know if I can just unscrew the knob without removing the cable. I have tried to do that on my '48 D25 and my '38 without success. Don't want to damage anything but do I just need to twist harder? Any advice appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skrambler Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 The knob can not be removed. It is molded to a mushroom shaped metal head. You may want to pull the solid cable out of the outter "sleeve" then attempt to "fish" the other knob and solid cable back into the sleeve. Never have I tried this, but it seems as if it should work. Think about it before you pull the old one all the way out. I would hate to have given you poor advise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 I did that with my p15 cables to get them oiled up. I did have them removed from the car so the outer cable was nice and straight. If you have it in the car the bends might get you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertKB Posted March 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Thanks for your advice guys. I believe I will just leave everything as is as all is working well now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobT-47P15 Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 The cheap, easy fix Robert-----paint your present knob black. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merle Coggins Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 The knobs came unscrewed from my choke and throttle cables on my truck. Are they that different on cars? The outer chrome piece threads on to the cable shaft. The end of the shaft has a flat spot that alligns with a matching hole in the inner part of the knob. This keeps the inner piece in the proper orientation even though the outer piece turns. They were stuck pretty good, but I kept working them and they eventually came off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertKB Posted March 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Merle, I have the type of choke knob you are showing and wanted to put that in my '38 but apparently the style in the '48 cars is different and will not unscrew. Thanks for taking the time to photograph yours! Bob, I like your idea about painting it. Paint it black and do the lettering white. Will likely do that. The car would originally had an automatic choke but it had no engine, carburetor, or linkage when I got it so I just put in a manual choke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveplym Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Check this thread Robert. http://www430.pair.com/p15d24/mopar_forum/showthread.php?t=3922&highlight=choke+knob I did this with my choke knob and shaft and it replaced the cable. I'm getting ready to do the same with my throttle cable and knob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertKB Posted March 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 steveplym, thanks for the tip as it is certainly another possibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ritter Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 On 2/19/2017 at 2:45 AM, Don Colliau said: Sunshine and blue skies!!!!!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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