Can you STRETCH a throttle cable?
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Originally Posted by Redeasysport
If you have an M6 you got it.If you have an A4 it may need TV cable adjustment I say MAY NEED probably not.
I did do what you said and it stayed the same, it clicked and went right to where it was before. I am leary to adjust the TV cable without a pressure guage. I may mark it and adjust it to see if it makes any difference.
After this I will have to readjsut my TPS sensor(mines modified to adjust it, and its at .75 volts at idle and 3.9 WOT)
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You really need the FSM to do the TV cable it is different from anything else.Did the cables move when you pushed the buttons?You have to press them hard enough that they slide out.If you did and heard clicks when you did the pedal push it is something on your TB linkage that needs adjustment.Can't help you there.
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Originally Posted by Redeasysport
You really need the FSM to do the TV cable it is different from anything else.Did the cables move when you pushed the buttons?You have to press them hard enough that they slide out.If you did and heard clicks when you did the pedal push it is something on your TB linkage that needs adjustment.Can't help you there.
I may do the TV cable, with a mark prior to doing it. This way I can see if the TV cable needs adjusment, and I can have my transmission guyadjust it properly.
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From: SCMR Rat Pack'r Charter Member..Great Bend KS
Originally Posted by Redeasysport
Contrary to what anyone says a steel braided cable will stretch over time.It is malleable and pressure over time will cause it to stretch.I have worked with way to many braided cables not to know this.That is why we have self adjusting cables because of our lead feet.
Sorry, Red, you are usually right on about stuff, but this time you aren't.
These cables are not braided, they are twisted, and you cannot generate enough force to actually stretch the steel with your foot.
Some metals will exhibit "creep", but steel isn't one of them.
As I said, they "wear in", and in 140K miles, the wear may be noticeable, in which case we all describe it as "stretch". The wear can come from a lot of places; gas pedal pivot, throttle body shaft and linkages, etc.
Larry
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Originally Posted by rocco16
Sorry, Red, you are usually right on about stuff, but this time you aren't.
These cables are not braided, they are twisted, and you cannot generate enough force to actually stretch the steel with your foot.
Some metals will exhibit "creep", but steel isn't one of them.
As I said, they "wear in", and in 140K miles, the wear may be noticeable, in which case we all describe it as "stretch". The wear can come from a lot of places; gas pedal pivot, throttle body shaft and linkages, etc.
Larry
code5coupe
These cables are not braided, they are twisted, and you cannot generate enough force to actually stretch the steel with your foot.
Some metals will exhibit "creep", but steel isn't one of them.
As I said, they "wear in", and in 140K miles, the wear may be noticeable, in which case we all describe it as "stretch". The wear can come from a lot of places; gas pedal pivot, throttle body shaft and linkages, etc.
Larry
code5coupe
