Throttle Cable - Jeep cherokee 2000 Service Manual

14 - 22 FUEL SYSTEM
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
Fig. 38 Accelerator Pedal Mounting—Typical
1 – RETAINER TABS
2 – CLIP
3 – MOUNTING NUTS
4 – CABLE
INSTALLATION
(1) Place accelerator pedal assembly over studs
protruding from floor pan. Tighten mounting nuts to
5 N·m (36 in. lbs.) torque.
(2) Slide throttle cable into opening in top of pedal
arm. Push plastic cable retainer (clip) into accelera-
tor pedal arm opening until it snaps into place.
(3) Before starting engine, operate accelerator
pedal to check for any binding.

THROTTLE CABLE

REMOVAL
(1) From inside vehicle, hold up accelerator pedal.
Remove plastic cable retainer (clip) and throttle cable
core wire from upper end of accelerator pedal arm
(Fig. 38). Plastic cable retainer (clip) snaps into pedal
arm.
(2) Remove cable core wire at pedal arm.
(3) From inside vehicle, pinch both sides of cable
housing retainer tabs (Fig. 38) at dash panel.
Remove cable housing from dash panel and pull into
engine compartment.
(4) Remove cable from cable guide on engine cylin-
der head (valve) cover.
(5) Remove throttle cable ball end socket at throt-
tle body by pushing ball socket towards rear of vehi-
cle (ball snaps off throttle body pin) (Fig. 39).
Fig. 39 Throttle Cable at Throttle Body
1 – ACCELERATOR CABLE
2 – OFF
3 – OFF
4 – THROTTLE BODY BELLCRANK
5 – SPEED CONTROL CABLE
6 – RELEASE TABS
7 – BRACKET
(6) Remove throttle cable from throttle body
mounting bracket by compressing release tabs (Fig.
39) and pushing cable through hole in bracket.
(7) Remove throttle cable from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Slide throttle cable through hole in throttle
body bracket until retainer tabs lock into bracket.
(2) Connect cable ball end to throttle body linkage
ball (snaps on).
(3) Snap cable into cable guide on engine cylinder
head (valve) cover.
(4) Push other end of cable through opening in
dash panel until retaining tabs lock into panel.
(5) From inside drivers compartment, slide throttle
cable core wire into opening in top of accelerator
pedal arm. Push cable retainer (clip) into pedal arm
opening until it snaps in place.
(6) Before starting engine, operate accelerator
pedal to check for any binding.
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