How taught should throttle cable be?
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Virtually zero slack.
As I recall the mounting for the kickdown switch is adjustable as well to help ensure the the level arm of the switch can come into solid contact with the actuating button-thingy on the throttle cable
Also check that the throttle pedal pivot inside the cabin has the bushings in place. If not, the result will be lost motion as the pivot point ***** to one side, and the pedal arm will not provide 'full pull' of the cable.
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As I recall the mounting for the kickdown switch is adjustable as well to help ensure the the level arm of the switch can come into solid contact with the actuating button-thingy on the throttle cable
Also check that the throttle pedal pivot inside the cabin has the bushings in place. If not, the result will be lost motion as the pivot point ***** to one side, and the pedal arm will not provide 'full pull' of the cable.
Cheers
DD
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So I tried to tighten things up via adjusting where the kickdown bracket thing screws in. Made it a tad bit tighter, but still has a little more play than it should. Is there a way I can further adjust this (I think I've seen discussions in this forum saying you can adjust at pedal), or do I have a stretched out cable? Is there an adjust / tighten solution here?
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So I tried to tighten things up via adjusting where the kickdown bracket thing screws in. Made it a tad bit tighter, but still has a little more play than it should. Is there a way I can further adjust this (I think I've seen discussions in this forum saying you can adjust at pedal), or do I have a stretched out cable? Is there an adjust / tighten solution here?
I'm not aware of any cable adjustment other than the obvious one where the throttle cable attaches to the throttle pedestal.....that is, the two nuts at the end of the cable. If you can't take up the slack there then, yes, I'd say the cable was stretched.
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