Hey Tim

Looks like you already gotten quite a bit of advice, but thought I would
give you my experience...  91 GL had the same symptoms as yours and indeed
the same scenario.  I ordered a cable from VW and it came with new
sheathing, rubber boot...   The toughest part was getting the ball (with a
hole in it) end of the cable off of the solid ball that is on the lever of
the transmission (mine is an automatic).  That thing was rustedon there so
badly that I had to eventually take that lever off (which was a job in
itself) and then cut the outer part of the ball (attached to the cable) with
a grinder (maybe I used my Dremel).  Once that was accomplished it took me
awhile to get the lever back onto the transmission.  the rest was easy.
Took two cold nights and lots of cursing under the van on a gravel driveway.
Keep it lubed up like the others have said.  I'm going to check on mine
right now!!  Good Luck.

Dan

-- Dan Erlandson
Flemington, NJ
> danoer1@eclipse.net

> From: Tim Marciniak <tmarciniak@WI.RR.COM>
> Reply-To: tmarciniak@WI.RR.COM
> Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 21:50:58 -0500
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Need advice on replacing accelerator pedal
>
> I searched the archives and find lots of posts on corroded and broken
> accelerator cables but nothing that really described replacing this
> cable.  Just wondering how difficult it is.  Near the auto
> transmission my cable is rusty and corroded because the boot that
> covers it has pulled away from its attachment point.  When I press
> the accelerator pedal to the floor--it sticks--and then a few moments
> later it releases.  I have dried to spray WD40 onto the cable and
> this has only been marginally effective.  There are also a couple of
> coolant hoses in the way that prevent me from actually touching this
> cable.  Bentley has pictures but gives no direction as to how to
> replace it only talks about adjustment.  Just wondering if any one
> has done the R/R of this cable?  Wondering if threading a new cable
> back through is difficult?  Do you thread from back or front?  Do I
> need to replace the plastic sheathing?  Is adjustment difficult?
>
> TIA
>
> Tim
> 90 Multivan Automatic
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>