Accelerator Cable Adjustment

[silvervl]

I was doing some little jobbies under the hood this afternoon and i noticed that my accelerator cable was quite slack. So i tried to tighten it via the adjustment nuts but ran out of thread.( why on earth is the thread plastic is beyond me) Anyway i noticed that there was another spot a bit further back but off to the side where said plastic-thread jobbie could sit and make the cable tighter. Is this a Really smart design for when cables stretch, or im i going to have no acceleration when i go to work tomorrow?
p.s. I have a sharper, more responsive peddle now.

[ucwepn]

Do you mean the other bracket on the rocker cover? Thats for the cruise control.

[silvervl]

That's the one. Maybe i will swap it back and just get a new cable.

[gungazza]

i think there is to be a bit of slack there

[ucwepn]

Have a look under the dash where the acc pedal is at the top of the pedal there should be like a white stick that gets touched be the pedal when you tramp it and it makes it go slightly harder. If this isn't getting touched you can adjust the stick thingy so it gets touched sooner and it will make it more responsive. If it can't be adjusted I have head of people putting a little bit of garden hose over the stick to make the diameter of the stick bigger so the pedal touches it sooner.

[silvervl]

Thanks bud. I will have a geeze this arvo. I did manage to get a little bit more adjustment out of it this morning.
How much slack should there be the in the cable?

[sircruisealotVS]

the accelerator cable should be tight enough so it doesnt appear to droop but have enough slack that with one finger you can easily "bend" it.
you'll know if its too tight, the revs will be too high at idle.

[silvervl]

Thanks heaps. I have put it back to where it is meant to sit and adjusted it accordingly. Resulting in a firmer pedal and a bit more punch off the line. AAAHHH, the simple things.

[bangers]

Have a look under the dash where the acc pedal is at the top of the pedal there should be like a white stick that gets touched be the pedal when you tramp it and it makes it go slightly harder. If this isn't getting touched you can adjust the stick thingy so it gets touched sooner and it will make it more responsive. If it can't be adjusted I have head of people putting a little bit of garden hose over the stick to make the diameter of the stick bigger so the pedal touches it sooner.

thats your kickdown switch.

[silvervl]

It use to be dowey as through corners kick down wise but now it does as it is told. I am use to old school 'kick down bars' (thanks dad)

[bangers]

dumb question but where is the kickdown switch? i looked for mine but couldn't find it.

[ucwepn]

its not really a kickdown switch because it wont kick down in certain gears at certain speed when you open the taps right up.

I might adjust my cable as well.

[bangers]

don't retighten the nuts too much. i did mine last night and snapped the bloody plastic. superglue works a treat but i had to play with the cable for a while so it didn't get glued inside.

[lil_oneblue]

don't retighten the nuts too much. i did mine last night and snapped the bloody plastic. superglue works a treat but i had to play with the cable for a while so it didn't get glued inside.

let me know if you need one i have a good one available.
cheers

[dobbie]

don't retighten the nuts too much. i did mine last night and snapped the bloody plastic. superglue works a treat but i had to play with the cable for a while so it didn't get glued inside.

your about 3 months 2 late i did the same thing