So, I put a new throttle cable in then took it out returned it to CJ because it was binding up in the housing, sticking, making the engine idle high. and where it came through the firewall, it acted like it was tearing through the housing. Does anyone have any tips on anything that could maybe keep the new cable from binding. We tried anti-seeze in the first one they sent but that didn't really seem to help. All the angles to the gas pedal bracket are good so maybe it was just the cable?? I haven't put the new one on yet but will probably do it tonight without any "additives" to see how this one feels. If anyone has any tips, I'd appreciate it. THANKS!
throttle cable advice
- Thread starter jmiller
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Hi,
What was the reason for replacing the original one that was in your car? Did it break,bind up,etc.? When you removed your original did you see any issues with it? That said when you called Cj's about the first repo cable you put in,what did they say? They gave you a replacement,Did they say they had any issues with them? When you removed the replacement cable did you see any abnormal wear? You said it felt like it was rubbing on the housing.Cables are pretty much plug and play,You should not have to use any lube inside of them(of course a little couldn't hurt) The biggest thing to check for are any sharp bends which it sounds like you have figured out. When you depress the pedal,does/did it feel nice and smooth? If that's the case what is the condition of the return spring? I believe it's on the end of the cable or is it? I haven't looked at one of those setups in a while.If the new cables feels good but is still binding when you get off of the gas,You can always add an additional (helper)Throttle return spring.
What was the reason for replacing the original one that was in your car? Did it break,bind up,etc.? When you removed your original did you see any issues with it? That said when you called Cj's about the first repo cable you put in,what did they say? They gave you a replacement,Did they say they had any issues with them? When you removed the replacement cable did you see any abnormal wear? You said it felt like it was rubbing on the housing.Cables are pretty much plug and play,You should not have to use any lube inside of them(of course a little couldn't hurt) The biggest thing to check for are any sharp bends which it sounds like you have figured out. When you depress the pedal,does/did it feel nice and smooth? If that's the case what is the condition of the return spring? I believe it's on the end of the cable or is it? I haven't looked at one of those setups in a while.If the new cables feels good but is still binding when you get off of the gas,You can always add an additional (helper)Throttle return spring.
LOL the "original" cable when I got the car was actually bale wire (the wire used to bale hay). so a replacement seemed necessary. I did ask CJ if they had ever had issues with these cables before and they "never had problems reported." I even asked if they had a better quality cable and nope, only the one option. But even Mustangs Unlimited has the same cable available... There wasn't noticeable wear on the outside of the outside of the housing when I took the first replacment cable off. But you could watch the cable catch where it came through the firewall when you played with the gas pedal. The pedal didn't feel smooth to press with the first cable and we've played with some different springs and have one on there now that seems to be a good fit as far as tension goes. I'll let you know how it feels when I put the new cable on this evening.
well it's worse with this cable. yee-freakin'-haw..... now it'll the pedal isn't returning to the top when I let off the gas while going down the road. I didn't want damn cruise control. so i have to give it a quick tap to bring the pedal back up and the idle down while moving down the road. time to look at the springs again, i guess.