'86 4kq gas pedal ????

[Jeff Gilmour]

Steve,
I had this same thing happen a few years ago. I thought the cable broke,
too. Huw is right. Foam bushings that perish and the whole thing falls apart
without warning.

I found this thing in the archives from Jim Haseltine (thanks, Jim) that led
me to the solution. Not sure who Luke is, but thanks to Luke, too. I just
had this in a text file from August 2003, so I don't have the whole thread
anymore. Should be in the archives, though.

I'll paste it here:

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Those of you who haven't checked on this little problem you might want to
look up under your dash at the end of the gas pedal, these dumb little
bushings get old and can at best be an inconvenience and could possibly
cause serious safety issues when you lose the connection to your throttle
with no warning.

I got the new parts at BowWow (in Seattle) and put them in and now that I am
done I would like to add a few things to the archives about the job so the
next person who goes looking will find it.

The VW part number for the foam bushings is: 431 721 559 with the
description of ("Sleeve Acc Cable") which doesn't make sense but is the
correct part. The list price is $6.50 each and you need two of them.

There is a cheaper hard plastic bushing that is said to fit (VW number is
191 723 559) but considering how much fun the foam ones are to get in they
might be hard to install.

Notes on installation:

With the pedal removed it is much easier to get the cable termination block
and pedal bushing connected.

Remove the gas pedal, it is easily done by removing the two spring clips and
bushings on the pivot. (I did it with a small screwdriver.)

Wire the throttle open to get more slack in the cable.

Stick the end of the pedal assembly into the big aluminum cable block and
snake it back up under the dash trying to avoid knocking the cable block
off.

Stick the hooked end of the cable through the other bushing, whilst
repositioning the pedal in it's accustomed place.

Reinstall the pedal.

Oh yeah, and wear a headlamp, it is impossible to hold a flashlight and work
with both hands.

Have fun, your back might recover someday.

Luke


>Are both of the bushings in the aluminum block the same?
Yes

> does anyone have the VW part number for these buggers?
191 723 559 I think. It's supposed to be a harder plastic and more difficult
to fit but lasts longer.

Regards,

Jim Haseltine
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Hope this helps. The job is a bit of a bugger, but it's doable. It's fairly
obvious with the new parts in hand how it goes together. My back pain has
almost disappeared.

Jeff Gilmour
85 4KSQ


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Huw Powell" <audi at humanspeakers.com>
To: "Stephen Arbaugh" <sneekerz at comcast.net>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: '86 4kq gas pedal ????


>
> > Driving home yesterday I thought the throttle cable broke: gas pedal on
the
> > floor, still idling. Find a parking lot, and sure enough there is slack
on
> > the cable. Rig up the string to the window, limp home, order cable. So
> > today, I'm looking to swap it out and it turns out the cable is fine (if
> > old), and there seems to have been a silver metal thing mounted on the
top
> > of the gas pedal arm. This was still connected to the cable and hanging
> > loose. How is this thing attached to the gas pedal? The remains of a
rubber
> > thing are here and there, I assume this was part of the mount. What
> > direction did it face?
>
> As I recall, there are two of those foam rubber bushig thingies
> connecting the 4kq pedal to the cable, via an intermediate metal part.
> Dealer item, not expensive.
>
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