Throttle cable mount question

[fourbarrel]

Ok so here's the deal the bracket on my carb rack that the throttle cable screws to is for all intense and purposes wore out as far as I can see.I noticed last year that the lock nut on the cable would not stay tight and with a bit of deducing I found that the hole for the cable was spread a bit so I squeezed it back together but it didn't stay.Now the cable is wobbling in the hole and I guess my only option is to change this bracket which is becoming harder than I would have anticipated as I can't find the bracket itself listed in any parts breakdown.So what are my options here fellows?I guess I could take the bracket off and have a machine shop cut the worn tab off and weld a new piece of metal back on,drill tap and cut it like the original for the cable.

Anyone got one of these brackets lying around?

 

[sasksrx]

You could put two nuts on it, one on top and one on the bottom and lock it into place if you need to.

 

[snomofo]

You could put two nuts on it, one on top and one on the bottom and lock it into place if you need to.

Or weld a single nut in place of the threaded portion of the bracket (cut/grind it off) and hacksaw a slot in the nut for the cable? Might hold up better to spreading than the stamped steel bracket did.

 

[fourbarrel]

You could put two nuts on it, one on top and one on the bottom and lock it into place if you need to.

I thought about this option but I can't see how to get the nut on over the end of the cable lug,unless I cut a slot to fit the cable through it and hope that the nut retains its strength enough to hold the cable tight.

 

[Sxr700Bandit]

Have the nut tacked in place then cut it, it should not spread at that point. The only thing is making sure the threads are clean after cutting with a cutoff wheel or you run the risk that threads may gall or bind. Jewlers files or needle files should work and if you dont have any sometimes they are a pain to find.