Intek cable jamming?

[Jonny]

I think I saw a thead on this but now can't find it. I'm trying to make the switch from my old Raichle 324/Intek to an old pair of AF600, also with Inteks. With a little grinding of the area above the instep on the shell my Thermoflex inners fit pretty well, and the boots are much smoother to ride (much softer, which surprised me, but BTS takes care of that), so that's good. The problem is with the right (rear) boot. The Intek works great without the inner installed, but once the inner and my foot are in there the Intek prongs don't extend all the way out - they just barely engage the holes in the Catek receivers. I think it's a matter of the cable not being free to slide back down, because it's binding between the inner and the shell. Not an issue at all with the 324 or with the left AF600, and not always a problem with the right boot, but often enough that I don't dare go up the hill with it.

Has anyone tried any kind of fairing (I dunno - a soda straw???) to eliminate the problem, or any other mod worth trying?

[lowrider]

Sounds like the cable has tension on it once the liner and foot pack the boot.

[J0hn]

I had the same symptoms. The problem was that the cable housing would rise up out of the hole in the boot sole when you'd pull the cable. And the liner would push it sideways to it would hang up on the edge of the hole rather than dropping back in. This would prevent the cable from releasing fully and the pins would only go half way out. Make sense? The solution was to duct tape the cable housing against the side of the boot shell so the housing could not rise up when pulling on the cable. Problem solved. Good luck with it.