Some suggest I replace my throttle cable on my CRX to fix the problem I have with the gas pedal being stiff and sometimes stuck.

Is this what I need?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...40017

Anything else?

 

$22 for a used cable.... see how much a new one is. also check the springs on the throttle body if your throttle is sticky. you will also have to "recalibrate" your TPS when you put a different cable on. check your TPS voltages before and after so that you can have the car idle good.

if your throttle is sticking make sure you fix it soon... i just saw a bad wreck at the drags this weekend cause of a stuck throttle. car was wrecked and burned...

 

Shipping is expensive, contact "I Want An Si" I believe he has one for cheaper.

 

D00d... IM Raene I'm SURE we have one that works... we'll let it go for cheaper than any price you'll find

 

Dang... scary stuff.

How exactly do I check my TPS? Does the helms have instructions?

Thanks

 

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I dont think you need to "recalibrate" your TPS if you are just putting a new cable on. I know you should do it if you replace your TPS. The cable is there to fully open the throttle plate and to let it close shut and everything in between. That's all it does.

The actual voltages associated with the TPS and throttle plate has not been altered since you have NOT removed the TPS. So no values have been changed.

 

So all I do is remove the old cable and install this one? Grease where? What should I look for to tell if the cable is damaged or not?

 

The cable is literally just a cable inside a noncompressible sheath with a couple of fittings on either end. With that being said, the sheath is packed with grease to allow easy movement. The grease can vanish over time or you can accidentally get water and dirt inside the sheath, which will create a grinding or sticking throttle cable. Or the cable itself, or the sheath, may become broken, impeding cable function.

I'd think that to grease it up, just keep lubing up one side of it with grease and stroking the cable back and forth. On each stroke, add more grease until clean grease is coming out the other side. I haven't done it myself

Has Mr. S contacted you about the throttle cables yet? I believe we have 2 kicking around.

 

He has not contacted me about the cables.

Where exactly should I grease it up? I greased up the cable where the reel is but that did no good.

 

The reel? You mean the throttle return spring?

I'd just remove it totally and grease it. Unhook it from the return spring and then unhook it from the top of the accelerator pedal. Twist it and pull to remove it from the firewall, and undo the locknut on the intake manifold... and I think that's it

 

I'll just grease it all up. Doesn't hurt I guess.

 

it sound to me like you have coked up oil around your throttle body. you can clean it out with some carb and choke cleaner. just pull off your intake tube at your throttle body start car and let it warm up a bit, then start to spray around throttle plate. you will need to give it som gas to keep it running, just don't over rev the thing... this will also clean out intake runners and help remove carbon deposits from combustion chamber also. you should do this as routine maintanence, especialy if you still have breather tube from valve cover to intake hooked up.
one way to know for sure which is sticking would be to remove throttle cable from ear on TB and see if you can freely move it back and forth. if you can't then replace the throttle cable... but my money is on the TB being dirty! just a little fyi, never put anything heavier than wd40 on you throttle cable it will collect to much dirt/debris and could actualy cause more problems than it is fixing... good luck, tom