How do you replace a throttle cable?

How do you replace a throttle cable?

1. Step 1: Locate the throttle cable.
2. Step 1: Disconnect the throttle cable at the throttle body.
3. Step 2: Disconnect the throttle cable from the retaining bracket.
4. Step 3: Pull the throttle cable through the firewall.
5. Step 4: Disconnecting the throttle cable from the accelerator pedal.

What happens when your throttle cable goes bad?

1. Improper cable adjustment and slow acceleration response. When there is excess slack or the cable is too tight, this can cause intermittent delays in throttle response relative to pressing down on the accelerator pedal. This can cause more throttle to be applied unintentionally, creating a dangerous situation.

Can you fix a broken throttle cable?

Although the easiest solution for a ripped throttle cable is to replace the ripped one with a new one, it can be pretty expensive. It is possible, however, to easily repair your ripped throttle cable if it is ripped at the throttle end.

How do you adjust the throttle cable on a Toyota?

Check that the throttle valve is fully closed. Check that the inner cable is NOT slack. Measure the distance between the outer cable end and stopper on the cable. Standard boot and cable stopper distance should be 0-0.04 inch 90-1mm). If the distance is not within specifications, adjust the cable using the adjusting nuts.

Where are the cables on the throttle body?

With CC equipped cars the throttle body has two sets of cables running too it. Driver sides runs to CC unit near passenger firewall, then another cable runs from that to the throttle I assume? The slack is in the first couple of mm of travel in the Accelerator-“dead zone, would be related to the cable thats on the driver side?

Is there a slack on the throttle cable?

Their is a bit of slack on the throttle cable, dead pedal are as one might say. Now alot of posts out there in tightening the throttle cable, and following that anyone done this mod to the car wanna share?