Dodge D150 1990 Service Manual page 698

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FUEL SYSTEM 1 4 - 1 5
A C C E L E R A T O R PEDAL AND T H R O T T L E C A B L E
INDEX
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Accelerator Pedal . . . . . . . 15
General Information 15
Throttle Cable
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GENERAL INFORMATION
A l l models have two torsion r e t u r n springs on t h e
t h r o t t l e body, and a n accelerator pedal r e t u r n spring
(extension spring) w h i c h gives positive t h r o t t l e re-
t u r n a n d lower t h r o t t l e pedal efforts w h i l e meeting
safety requirements.
ACCELERATOR PEDAL
CAUTION: Be careful not to damage or kink throttle
or speed control core wire during installation or re-
moval of accelerator pedal or cables.
REMOVAL
F r o m inside the vehicle, h o l d up the pedal and re-
move t h e cable retainer a n d t h r o t t l e cable from t h e
upper end o f the pedal shaft (Fig. 1).
RETAINER CUP
GROMMET
THROTTLE CABLE
ASSEMBLY
NUT (2)
THROTTLE CABLE
RETAINER
ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ASSEMBLY
DASH PANEL
RR14G223
Fig. 1 Accelerator Pedal Removal or Installation
W o r k i n g from t h e engine compartment, remove
nuts f r o m pedal shaft a n d bracket assembly studs.
Remove assembly f r o m vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Position assembly on dash panel and i n s t a l l r e t a i n -
i n g n u t s , t i g h t e n t o specifications. F r o m inside t h e
vehicle, h o l d up t h e pedal and i n s t a l l t h e t h r o t t l e ca-
ble and cable retainer i n t h e upper end o f the pedal
shaft.
THROTTLE CABLE
CAUTION: Be careful not to damage or kink throttle
or speed control core wire during installation or re-
moval of accelerator pedal or cables.
REMOVAL
(1) F r o m inside t h e vehicle, remove the cable hous-
i n g retainer clip and core w i r e cable retainer (Fig. 1).
(2) Remove the core w i r e f r o m the pedal shaft.
(3) F r o m the engine compartment, p u l l the housing
end-fitting o u t o f the dash panel grommet (Fig. 1).
The grommet should r e m a i n i n the dash panel hole.
(4) Remove t h e cable slug f r o m t h e t h r o t t l e body
cam. Separate the cable m o u n t i n g bracket w i t h wide-
j a w pliers by compressing the e n d - f i t t i n g tabs (Fig. 2
or 3).
THROTTLE RETURN
SPRING
THROTTLE
CABLE
TRANSMISSION
KICKDOWN ROD
(UPPER)
BELL CRANK
TRANSMISSION
KICKDOWN ROD
(LOWER)
J9014-192
Fig. 2 Throttle Cable Attachment—3.9L Engine