What does accelerator cable do?
What does accelerator cable do?
Your car’s accelerator cable, also known as a throttle cable, is a braided metal wire that connects the gas pedal to the engine throttle plate. By applying and releasing pressure on the gas pedal, the driver is able to control the speed of the car.
How do you replace the accelerator cable in a car?
With the throttle lever in the idle position (against the lowest step on the cam), hold the cable tightly and tighten the barrel clamp screw securely with an 8mm socket. Replace the throttle arm spring. Way easy! Reinstall the air cleaner and all of its various hoses. Test drive the car to make sure the accelerator cable is functioning properly.
What should the clearance be on the accelerator cable?
With the pedal fully depressed and the cable extended forward, the throttle lever should be wide open and attached to the cable such that there is about 1mm of clearance between the throttle lever and the point where it impinges on the body of the carburetor.
How do you connect accelerator cable to throttle lever?
Using the barrel clamp, loosely connect the accelerator cable to the bottom of the throttle lever (see the picture below). Note: The only drawback we see to the stouter “bulletproof” cable is its lack of a solid metal end connector as on the stock cable.
Why is the accelerator cable not properly adjusted?
So if you’re getting more movement by pulling on the throttle arm (than the accelerator pedal provides) then the cable is not properly adjusted. Note: The Bugpack cable is very long and must be cut to length. Making sure the choke is open, cut the cable, leaving about one-ince extra after the barrel clamp.
With the throttle lever in the idle position (against the lowest step on the cam), hold the cable tightly and tighten the barrel clamp screw securely with an 8mm socket. Replace the throttle arm spring. Way easy! Reinstall the air cleaner and all of its various hoses. Test drive the car to make sure the accelerator cable is functioning properly.
With the pedal fully depressed and the cable extended forward, the throttle lever should be wide open and attached to the cable such that there is about 1mm of clearance between the throttle lever and the point where it impinges on the body of the carburetor.
Using the barrel clamp, loosely connect the accelerator cable to the bottom of the throttle lever (see the picture below). Note: The only drawback we see to the stouter “bulletproof” cable is its lack of a solid metal end connector as on the stock cable.
So if you’re getting more movement by pulling on the throttle arm (than the accelerator pedal provides) then the cable is not properly adjusted. Note: The Bugpack cable is very long and must be cut to length. Making sure the choke is open, cut the cable, leaving about one-ince extra after the barrel clamp.
