When my cable broke, I took it all apart and used liquid graphite (not grease
or oil as it will get hard in winter) the full length of the run.  FWIW, I used
airplane wire to put in another cable and it all cost about $4.95.  Malcolm S

Madsen wrote:

> Can any listees give me advice on how to smooth out my throttle cable on
> my 87GL? Do I need new parts or what? When I'm cruising along and if I
> want to accelerate just a little, the pedal sticks, then it jumps. It
> makes for jumpy driving :) Feels like something is binding.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ken Madsen
>
> 87 GL (go-shag'n-mobile)
> 87 Golf Diesel (go-slo-mobile)
> 95 Jetta GLX (go-fast-mobile)