[drjohnson666]

Right, solvent weld glue didn't work, the kickdown spring is too strong even when the plastic is melted back together.

I can confirm that a Volvo 9157601 LHD cable is exactly the same as the RHD one except the length, obviously.

I took it to Venhill who weren't interested at all and said it wasn't possible to make it longer, so I wouldn't bother with them.

In the end I took it to a small indy motorcycle shop and in less than 2 hours they had lengthened it for me. He reused the original cable as mine is in good condition, it shortens it by about 10mm but the adjuster was over 15mm out due to stretch over the years so that wasn't a problem.

He couldn't confirm but he thinks the cable is known as Bowden Cable, if you need new cable.

I hope this helps others.