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Throttle cable

Throttle cable


To remove


1. Remove the resonator or the cover over the intake manifold.

2. Unhook the throttle cable from the throttle body and remove the clip.

3. Remove the lower part of the dashboard and unhook the throttle wire from the accelerator pedal.


4. Take hold of the plastic sleeve and pull the throttle cable out through the bulkhead plate into the engine compartment.


To fit



1. Move the throttle valve to the wide open position.

2. Fit the throttle cable to the cable securing point and refit the clip.

3. Hook the throttle cable onto the throttle butterfly and pass the cable through the bulkhead partition.

4. Fit the throttle cable to the accelerator and place a 5 mm spacer on the pedal stop.

5. Press the pedal down against the spacer and adjust the tension of the throttle cable by means of the adjusting screw on the cable.

6. Release the accelerator pedal and adjust the position with the setting screw on the upper part of the pedal. There should be no play, slack or tension in the cable.


7. Refit the resonator or the cover over the intake manifold.

8. Refit the bottom part of the dashboard.