throttle cable

[91accord4door]

well today i istalled a new fuel filter,and just for the heck of it i checked the slack in my throttle cable,and it seems to have to much,now i dont know how much it should have,maybe its fine but i thought i would ask,if you pull the throttle cable up and down how much play should it have?when i pull mine up and down its not too tight,how do i tighten it so it does not have so much play??i want to make it tighter,also i need a little better throttle response i have a bad granny gap it sucks,thanks

[accordztech]

ok you see where it says throttle cable in green and the green arrow...thats where you are supposed to test deflection...what u do is push down slightly on the middle of that piece and then it should move like 2 or 3 CM...if its more or less then it should be re-adjusted.

sometimes too tight can lead the cable to snap...but i mean it has to be super tight.

but if ur somewhere near deflection point, then you are fine...

[91accord4door]

thanks for the quick post,i checked it and it does have too much play,how do i adjust it ,should i have someone do it for me and how long does it take thanks

[accordztech]

how much play does it have...can u give me an estimate...does it have hella slack?

[91accord4door]

ya it has a shit lode of slack,about almost a quarter inch,how do i adjust it??thanks

[xScott]

start loosing the top screw up and move the bottom one till the cord is tight, the tighten the top one down. did this to my car a couple months ago, and holy crap. i was starting to think something was wrong with my motor, it wouldnt accelerate right away, but that fixed that problem.

[doylna]

Originally posted by 91accord4door
ya it has a shit lode of slack,about almost a quarter inch,how do i adjust it??thanks

Before you go adjusting think about what accordztech said..."push down slightly on the middle of that piece and then it should move like 2 or 3 CM" that's nearly an inch give or take 1 inch = 2.54 CM) . If your cable is only moving a quarter inch, yours sounds like it might almost be too tight....

just my opinion.

[Jerizzle]

too tight and your throttle will stick, you'll have to stick your foot under the pedal to pull it back out . i adjusted mine cause i thought "more throttle response"(thread posted) but you need a different rotor for that. you should'nt really have to adjust it much just a few threads to tighten the cable without affecting idle and throttle sticking.

[accordztech]

Originally posted by Jerizzle
too tight and your throttle will stick, you'll have to stick your foot under the pedal to pull it back out . i adjusted mine cause i thought "more throttle response"(thread posted) but you need a different rotor for that. you should'nt really have to adjust it much just a few threads to tighten the cable without affecting idle and throttle sticking.

actually if its too loose, when u pull back on the throttle..ur idle will go down as a result.

mine was too loose and did that..but now mine is fine...