

| Subject: | Throttle/throttle body |
| From: | Greenamyer, William L |
| Date: | Thu, 25 Aug 2005 07:42:53 -0700 |
I have a recurring problem with the throttle on my 84GL. I have been working around it for a long time now and wanted to see if I could solve the problem once and for all. The throttle has a spring wrapped around the top and has two levers sticking out with cams on the other side. One cam hits the limit switch. It appears that the other lever and cam do nothing except hold the other end of the coiled spring. The problem is that the throttle starts becoming very resistive and the problem seems to be between the coiled spring and the piece of metal in the center of the coiled spring. I have tried various forms of lube to see if I could free up the throttle and the best affect seems to be graphite oil or graphite powder down on the inside of the coiled spring. It seems that something is rubbing and for the life of me I don't know what. I have looked down inside and sprayed with cleaner and gotten all dirt and anything else out of the spring. It stays working for about 2 weeks (about 1500 miles of travel) and then starts to get sticky again. It is not a problem in the pivot of the actual throttle shaft but seems to be related to this spring. Does anyone have any insight on this problem? William
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