[s-cars] RE: Throttle adjustment opinion? (Photo Link include d)

[James Murray (LMC)]

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Thanks Ray, it was quick and easy, love these digital cameras ! (gonna have=
 to buy one instead of borrowing the company's all the time ;-))

Yup your right, no slack when pedal is depressed, only when at rest. I used=
 the seat to butt the pedal to the floor with a piece of wood while the cli=
p was off, then I pulled back on the cable to WOT and then re-inserted the =
clip. So I should have achieved WOT when the pedal hit's the floor but the =
cable still has a certain amount of slack when at rest... that's why I post=
ed the pics I figured I wasn't doing something right, but I guess it's norm=
al.

Now if the pedal stop can be adjusted upwards, then this slack could be rem=
oved ! and I will definetly try out Mark's sage advice and physically see t=
hat I am in fact at WOT and not going past. I noted with that slack you can=
 pull upwards on the pedal to take up the slack, but of course it will fall=
 back into place, I'm just looking for a more responsive pedal feel.

Thanks for all the feedback !

Cheers, /James.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Ray Tomlinson [SMTP:ray at s-cars.org]
> Sent:	January 21, 2003 10:51 AM
> To:	'Paul Krasusky'; 'James Murray (LMC)'; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject:	RE: [s-cars] RE: Throttle adjustment opinion? (Photo Link includ=
ed)
>
> James,
>
> nice write-up.  I would offer that it helps to have a live leg depress the
> accelerator pedal slowly so that you can watch the throttle linkage rotat=
e=2E
> When the pedal is fully depressed, you should not be able to manually rot=
ate
> the linkage further.  If the linkage stops before the pedal hits the stop,
> then you have over adjusted, and risk damage to the linkage, cable, etc.
> Just to clarify, however, it is not possible to have "slack" in the cable
> when the pedal is fully depressed.  Any slack would be taken up by the
> linkage spring.  Slack should be noticeable only when the pedal is not
> depressed.
>
> When the throttle linkage is closed (pedal not depressed), you should have
> some slack in the cable.  If you do not, then the cable is over-adjusted,
> and you risk breaking the linkage, the cable, or some other unobtanium
> part(s).  Keep in mind that depending on how much your cable has stretche=
d,
> you may have to adjust the stop on the floor (under the pedal), to find t=
he
> right "mix", as you may run out of "grooves" on the cable adjustment barr=
el.
> I know that on my car, I have a few "grooves" remaining on the adjustment
> barrel.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ray
>