Throttle Cable/Linkage: Service and Repair

REMOVAL

Fig.11 Accelerator Pedal Mounting - Typical:

1. From inside vehicle, hold up accelerator pedal. Remove plastic cable retainer (clip) and throttle cable core wire from upper end of accelerator pedal arm (Fig. 11). Plastic cable retainer (clip) snaps into pedal arm.
2. Remove cable core wire at pedal arm.
3. From inside vehicle, pinch both sides of cable housing retainer tabs (Fig. 11) at dash panel. Remove cable housing from dash panel and pull into engine compartment.
4. Remove cable from cable guide on engine cylinder head (valve) cover.

Fig.30 Throttle Cable at Throttle Body:

5. Remove throttle cable ball end socket at throttle body by pushing ball socket towards rear of vehicle (ball snaps OFF throttle body pin) (Fig. 30).
6. Remove throttle cable from throttle body mounting bracket by compressing release tabs (Fig. 30) and pushing cable through hole in bracket.
7. Remove throttle cable from vehicle.

INSTALLATION
1. Slide throttle cable through hole in throttle body bracket until retainer tabs lock into bracket.
2. Connect cable ball end to throttle body linkage ball (snaps ON).
3. Snap cable into cable guide on engine cylinder head (valve) cover.
4. Push other end of cable through opening in dash panel until retaining tabs lock into panel.
5. From inside drivers compartment, slide throttle cable core wire into opening in top of accelerator pedal arm. Push cable retainer (clip) into pedal arm opening until it snaps in place.
6. Before starting engine, operate accelerator pedal to check for any binding.