Honda Civic 1998 Service Manual page 1314

Cruise Control
Actuator Replacement
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2 .
Pull back the boot, and loosen the locknut. Then dis-
connect the cable from the bracket.
Disconnect the cable end from the actuator rod.
Disconnect the 4P connector from the actuator.
Disconnect the vacuum hose from the vacuum tank.
Pull out the vent hose.
Remove the three mounting bolts and the actuator
with the bracket.
CABLE
4P CONNECTOR
lf necessary, disconnect the cable end from the link-
age over the accelerator pedal, then turn the grom-
met 90' in the bulkhead, and remove the cable.
Install in the reverse order of removal, and adjust
tree play at the actuator rod after connecting the
cable (see next column).
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7 .
6 .
LOCKNUT
VACUUM HOSE
23-216
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Actuator Gable Adjustment
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5 .
Check that the actuator cable operates smoothly
with no binding or sticking.
Stan the engine. Hold the engine at 3,000 rpm with
no load (Aff in N or E . MfI in neutral) until the
radiator fan comes on. then let it idle.
Measure the amount of movement of the actuator
r o d u n t i l t h e c a b l e p u l l s o n t h e a c c e l e r a t o r l e v e r
(engine speed starts to increase). Free play should
b e 1 1 i 1 . 0 m m ( 0 . 4 3 t 0 . 0 4 i n ) .
ACTUATOR
CABLE
LOCKNUT FREE PLAY: 11 t 1.0 mm
{0.43 t 0.0i1 in}
lf free play is not within specs, loosen the locknut.
and turn the adjusting nut as required.
NOTE: lf necessary, check the throttle cable free
play (see section 1 I ), then recheck the actuator rod
free play.
Retighten the locknut, and recheck the free play.
ACTUATOR ROD