whoa

PDX Cabby · Post by **PDX Cabby** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 12:45 pm

so, my throttle cable has been binding for a few weeks, makes for fun herky jerky accelleration and crap like that. Traditionally i've alwasy popped the cable out every spring, spray it down with WD-40 to wisk away any moisture and lube it up the best i could with bearing or cv grease

this time, how ever, i desided to buy a new one

wow
amazing the difference.
i hadn't thought about it before, but, you know, as you use cables, they stretch. my old cable was almost an inch longer than the new. besides a very soft easy to use pedal, i'm also now getting full throttle. i'm feeling the secondary open up earlier which shows that i wasn't fully opening both butterflies
sweet

probably what helped me spank the same accord twice last night

sixsracing · Post by **sixsracing** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 1:28 pm

Doesn't get much cheaper than that for performance upgrades does it? Just like I was saying last week, you live with something for so long cause you "know" what's wrong, then you fix it and you have a new car.

PDX Cabby · Post by **PDX Cabby** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 1:43 pm

yeah
and for 12 bucks i think i'm gonna start hiding that can of grease

also recommend ditching the foam pedal bushing and upgrade to the hard plastic A2 automatic bushing...

Post by **Calimus** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 2:01 pm

Man, you didn't need to spend the $12. You gotta go cheap-ass if your going to do it right. When the cable stretches and you can't adjust it any farther, just remove the pedal stop on the floor board. Thats a free fix right there

But you are correct, new cables are always nice and I've heard about using that bushing before, thanks for the reminder about that. I might just pick up another cable and bushing for the rocco and the cabby next month.

sixsracing · Post by **sixsracing** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 2:09 pm

That's the first I've heard of the bushing, gonna try that myself I think. My VW dealer is not the best, anybody got a part number?

PDX Cabby · Post by **PDX Cabby** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 3:08 pm

haha
Calimus
not so easy
i removed the pedal stop 3 years ago

I still have the baggy for the bushing in the car, i'll snag the part number off it when i get out there next

ericb49 · Post by **ericb49** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 5:32 pm

PDX Cabby wrote: also recommend ditching the foam pedal bushing and upgrade to the hard plastic A2 automatic bushing...

word to that!

[edit] PN for A2 accel pedal bushing: 191 723 559

PDX Cabby · Post by **PDX Cabby** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 5:40 pm

btw
the part number was 191 723 559

ericb49 · Post by **ericb49** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 5:46 pm

PDX Cabby wrote:btw
the part number was 191 723 559

I beat you

PDX Cabby · Post by **PDX Cabby** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 5:53 pm

you're goin down

sixsracing · Post by **sixsracing** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 8:39 am

Thanks guys. By the way ericb49, my compliments on the mods. The budget is probably not going to allow what you have done but I'm drooling thinking about it. Nice work.

ericb49 · Post by **ericb49** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 1:42 pm

sixsracing wrote:Thanks guys. By the way ericb49, my compliments on the mods. The budget is probably not going to allow what you have done but I'm drooling thinking about it. Nice work.

The budget was spread out over 10 years, if that helps. It helps me forget how much is really into the car

PDX Cabby · Post by **PDX Cabby** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 3:08 pm

um
by my math, over 15 years
its 2004 man

ericb49 · Post by **ericb49** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 3:57 pm

PDX Cabby wrote:um
by my math, over 15 years
its 2004 man

you ain't helpin!