Hello All,

I've got a binding throttle cable so I'll be replacing the cable as soon as the new part arrives. I would expect it to be fairly straightforward replacement.

Any tips or gotchas that I should be aware of?

Thanks.

 

yes, maybe you don't need to replace the cable at all, look closely at the throttle pedal inside the car, and look at the throttle connection at the engine, it is binding in either of those two places, and with a little observation you can find out what is causing the binding. I had a similar symptom in my '84 probably 15 years ago, I figured the binding was at the pedal connection, I fixed it and it has never gotten stuck again. Then you end up with an unused spare throttle cable in the trunk.

 

Here's a little tip....

When installing the the new cable...it's pretty long....don't let it flop over the battery. If it touches both battery posts your new cable suddenly becomes worthless.

Not....um...er...not that I ever made that mistake. It's just something I....um...well....just something I heard about from another guy :-)


Cheers
DD

 

Thanks for the replies Doug and Jose. I looked at the existing cable closely and didn't see any obvious binding at the pedal or the engine, so I went ahead and started replacing the cable. Pretty straightforward. Looking forward to smoother throttle response.

 

exactly, just as I thought, it isn't your old cable binding.

 

It was the throttle cable binding. Replaced and throttle operation is smoooooooooooooth.

Thanks guys.