

| Subject: | Re: Need advice on replacing accelerator pedal |
| From: | Tim Marciniak |
| Date: | Wed, 21 Aug 2002 22:32:41 -0500 |
Good to hear, where the coolant lines near the tranny in your way. Tim >I replaced the whole cable in 1 hour. >No to big job > > >Fred > > >Received: from smtpin-2208.public.lawson.webtv.net (209.240.213.138) by > storefull-2358.public.lawson.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Tue, 20 Aug > 2002 19:51:23 -0700 (PDT) >Received: from gerry.vanagon.com (gerry.vanagon.com [66.95.48.130]) by > smtpin-2208.public.lawson.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix+sws) with ESMTP > id A6E61FE20 for <FredsVW@WEBTV.NET>; Tue, 20 Aug 2002 19:51:22 > -0700 (PDT) >Received: from gerry (gerry.vanagon.com) by gerry.vanagon.com (LSMTP for > Windows NT v1.1b) with SMTP id <0.FBAEC1FA@gerry.vanagon.com>; Tue, > 20 Aug 2002 22:41:15 -0400 >Received: from GERRY.VANAGON.COM by GERRY.VANAGON.COM (LISTSERV-TCP/IP > release 1.8d) with spool id 708161 for vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM; > Tue, 20 Aug 2002 22:41:15 -0400 >Received: from mail6.wi.rr.com (fe6.rdc-kc.rr.com) by gerry.vanagon.com (LSMTP > for Windows NT v1.1b) with SMTP id <0.FBAEC1F8@gerry.vanagon.com>; > Tue, 20 Aug 2002 22:41:15 -0400 >Received: from [24.209.175.7] ([24.209.175.7]) by mail6.wi.rr.com with > Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.5.1877.537.53); Tue, 20 Aug 2002 21:38:46 -0500 >Mime-Version: 1.0 >X-Sender: tmarciniak@pop-server.wi.rr.com >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" >Message-ID: <a0510030bb988adbea25a@[24.209.175.7]> >Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 21:50:58 -0500 >Reply-To: tmarciniak@WI.RR.COM >Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> >From: Tim Marciniak <tmarciniak@WI.RR.COM> >Subject: Need advice on replacing accelerator pedal >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >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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