Full Version: stiff acell pedal
HAVE 914 71 2.0 WITH CARBS JUST PURCHASED OUT OF ARIZONA CLEAN CAR . THIS CAR HAS A VERY STIFF ACELL PEDAL. HAVE READJUSTED ARM ON CROSS BAR HELPED A LITTLE. BUT STLL TO STIFF.NEED SOME HELP GUYS?
Dissconnect it from the Carb linkage and make sure the cable and joints up front are free and move nicely...
If that is all right, you might have a linkage geometry problem.
Rich
If that is all right, you might have a linkage geometry problem.
Rich
All throttle return springs are located in the engine comp. Do like Rich says, disconnect the cable from the linkage and see if the pedal is still stiff. If it is, then the problem is likely either the cable or the pedal bushings.
Another problem that sometimes occurs when replacing a cable is that the throttle cable gets wrapped around the clutch cable in the front of the tunnel. This can cause a stiff pedal as well as the engine revving when the clutch is depressed.
Another problem that sometimes occurs when replacing a cable is that the throttle cable gets wrapped around the clutch cable in the front of the tunnel. This can cause a stiff pedal as well as the engine revving when the clutch is depressed.
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Another problem that sometimes occurs when replacing a cable is that the throttle cable gets wrapped around the clutch cable in the front of the tunnel. This can cause a stiff pedal as well as the engine revving when the clutch is depressed.
That happend to me!! It can also get wrapped around the shifter! Jeff
QUOTE(Jeffs9146 @ Feb 7 2004, 07:23 PM)
It can also get wrapped around the shifter!
How can that happen? The tube the cable is inside terminates ahead of the shift linkage.
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How can that happen? The tube the cable is inside terminates ahead of the shift linkage
My tube was broken and had a hole rusted in it!! It was a 74 that I owned when I was in my 20's! It caught on fire!
jeff
[quote=Racer Chris,Feb 7 2004, 04:35 PM] [/QUOTE]
How can that happen? The tube the cable is inside terminates ahead of the shift linkage. [/quote]
The tube terminates ahead of the shifter - but it doesn't get wrapped around the shifter, the throttle cable gets wrapped around the clutch cable. When you thread through a new accel cable, it naturally wants to wrap itself around the clutch cable - so you need to get a mirror and look in the end of the tunnel to make sure the cables are free of one another before hooking them up.
Demick
How can that happen? The tube the cable is inside terminates ahead of the shift linkage. [/quote]
The tube terminates ahead of the shifter - but it doesn't get wrapped around the shifter, the throttle cable gets wrapped around the clutch cable. When you thread through a new accel cable, it naturally wants to wrap itself around the clutch cable - so you need to get a mirror and look in the end of the tunnel to make sure the cables are free of one another before hooking them up.
Demick
If your OE cable housing is broken at the firewall.. the pedal becomes REAL stiff. The OE housings have a white plastic sheeth in them that holds the cable. They tend to break when you try and make tight turns with it. I use Terrycable. No inside sheeth and better wound cable (aircraft quality).
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brad... i had a problem with a bad terry cable. they made a batch that the threads on one end werent cut right/straight/didnt fit the nuts they supplied. went all over town trying to find the right nuts. nothing fit (metric standard pitches of threads!). i called them and they said a couple of em werent cut right and they sent me a good one.
Aaron
Aaron
Shit happens 
You cant win them all. They are assembled in America..
I havent ran across any bad ones.
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You cant win them all. They are assembled in America..I havent ran across any bad ones.
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