[Vwdiesel] 94 TD accelerator cable popped off pedal!

[Roger Brown]

Will Taygan wrote:
> 1994 FrankenJetta 8v gas converted to 1985 1.6TD.
> 
> Just had the shop pull and reseal the injection pump.
> 
> 2 days later my wife is driving on the highway there is a POP and the
> accelerator pedal drops to the floor (Yep, at night in freezing rain in
> the middle lane).
> 
> The first shop (mostly aircooled) honestly but frustratingly says "I'm
> not familiar with that late of model, so I would have to order a new
> part and compare them."
> 
> A second shop (big import repair place, known for good VW work) will
> take a look at it tomorrow, but I"ll have to wait with kids in the tiny
> waiting room.
> 
> It's not the a1 style with the hook and grommet.  Instead it's got a
> 1/2" long rubber bushing around the end on the cable, and then a
> tear-drop plastic piece a few inches in.
> 
> On the top of the pedal there is a slot for the cable to fit in.
> 
> If I put the teardrop piece in, with the rubber part sticking out an
> inch, everything works fine until I let up on the pedal real hard and it
> hits the firewall and pops out.  Probably not the best plan.
> 
> The rubber bushing is too large to fit in the opening, so I can lay the
> cable in the slot and the bushing rests on the front and things work
> fine until 30-40 miles later when it unexpectedly works its way out.
> With this setup the teardrop piece hits the firewall and keeps things
> lined up, mostly, but not enough to prevent it from working its way
> out..
> 
> Am I supposed to somehow compress the rubber bushing and stick it in the
> top of the pedal?  Am I missing another piece on the cable or pedal that
> locks them together?
> 
> HELP!
> 
> Will Taygan
> Chugiak, AK

Sounds like you need something like this:
	http://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/ForSale/AccelPedalBushing.shtml

-- 
    Roger