Craftsman Ratcheting Bit

85 C-10 Detent/TV cable bracket question.?

Fuel in the bowls of carb was percolating. Bought the big 2" phenolic spacer to make sure it doesn't keep happening. My TV cable and throttle cable were on original bracket and had to arch up to get to throttle linkage. I removed the orig. bracket and put on a holley bracket that bolts onto carb stud, keeping cables level. While putting the TV cable thru, i realized that the flanges on the sides of the cable weren't wide enough to hold it into the hole properly. ( either hole was bigger than original bracket or the new bracket was a bit thicker than orig., not letting it thru quite right.) So, when i tried to extend the flanges, one breaks,of course. So i had to use two of those black ratcheting ties that you use to group wires to hold it to the bracket. Question is, does the kickdown actually pull the cable that hard from the bracket, or will this suffice until i can get a replacement? Also,do i have to get a whole new cable, or can you buy the part around the cable w/ flanges?

I believe you'll have to get a new cable, if memory serves you can't just replace the ends. The zip ties should suffice to hold the cable in place. However, if you have a 700R4 transmission, you'll want to make sure the cable is adjusted per factory specs. You have a risk of ruining your transmission with improper TV cable adjustment.