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| ne14914 |
 Mar 23 2003, 01:30 AM
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Me N My914  Group: Members Posts: 94 Joined: 4-March 03 From: Los Angeles, Cali (Inland Empire) Member No.: 388  |
I just drove my cousins 914 and his accelerator cable was a lot softer than mine. Mine is REAL hard. If im on an incline i cant even balance the clutch and accelerator. How can I make it softer?
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| Jeffs9146 |
Mar 23 2003, 02:28 AM
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Ski Bum Group: Members Posts: 4,062 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Discovery Bay, Ca Member No.: 128 |
Check to see if the accelerator cable is wrapped around the clutch cable.
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| Bleyseng |
Mar 23 2003, 09:26 AM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,034 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Take it all apart at the petals and lube the ball and socket joints and the hinge at the petal. Check with a mirror in the tunnel to see if its wrapped around the clutch tube. Install a lighter return spring at the carbs.
Geoff (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) |
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| Drums66 |
Mar 23 2003, 10:02 AM
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914 Rudiments Group: Members Posts: 5,321 Joined: 15-January 03 From: Coronado,Cali Member No.: 151 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Also check your throttle body, very common problem in these cars (IMG:style_emoticons/default/boldblue.gif)
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| Brad Roberts |
Mar 24 2003, 12:31 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
The white plastic sheathing is broken at the firewall. Replace the cable. Buy a "Terry Cable" from your favorite Porsche parts place.
B |
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| airsix |
Mar 24 2003, 01:16 PM
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I have bees in my epiglotis Group: Members Posts: 2,196 Joined: 7-February 03 From: Kennewick Man (E. WA State) Member No.: 266 |
What Brad said. When I got my latest car the pedal was stiff but not enought to make me worry (In hindsight I should have). Cable broke after a few weeks. Put in the terry cable spare and it was suddenly light and smooth as could be.
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| john rogers |
Mar 24 2003, 01:31 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,525 Joined: 4-March 03 From: Chula Vista CA Member No.: 391 |
There are four places that can cause stifness: The pedal which has a joint at the bottom and can be checked by unhooking the rod at the back, next the pedal assy which can be inspected , cleaned and checked by unhooking the cable ball end, next the cable since the front is unhooked then unhook the rear connection and the inner cable should slide freely and finally the engine connection. You did not say if you have carbs of FI so after you unhook the cable at the rear cycle the linkage on the engine to see if anything is starting to bind or bend. Most times it is a combination of all the parts deteriorating especially the pedal cluster area since dirt and everything that is loose inside the car can and usually does end up there. Throttle cables are easy to replace, good luck.
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| ne14914 |
Mar 24 2003, 03:29 PM
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Me N My914 Group: Members Posts: 94 Joined: 4-March 03 From: Los Angeles, Cali (Inland Empire) Member No.: 388 |
Thanks for the insight. I changed the spring - solved the problem.
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