Re: [DML] Throttle cable sticking

["DMC Joe" <dmcjoe@xxxx>]

shiraz,

Lubricating the cable probably won't help. More than likely the cable is frayed somewhere along it's length. It would be wiser to simply replace the inner cable. If you need some advise on how to easily accomplish this task just give me a call.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: shirazcupala@xxxx 
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 6:08 PM
Subject: [DML] Throttle cable sticking


Lately my accelerator pedal has been very stiff. I have traced this 
to the cable. Most of the time I have to push the pedal down fairly 
far before the cable will get unstuck and move the throttle. However 
this is very bad because then it then surges extremely suddenly and 
if I don't hold the clutch in it sends a powerful jolt of power to 
the tranny. I can't believe that's good for the car so I am very 
careful in how I push the pedal down and handle the clutch. Of 
course this makes it really hard to drive (daily) and it's extra work 
on the clutch.

So, my question is how do I lubricate the cable? I'm worried about 
pulling the cable out of the sleeve because of the U turn it takes in 
the footwell. I'm worried that I won't be able to feed it back in if 
I have it out. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance,
shiraz
#2860







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