Help, my gas pedal won't move up(Need the name of bushings to purchase part at dealer)

[mkii_84@yahoo.com (Andrew Wong)]

I am going to go the dealer and get the part but I
need to know what to call it when I ask about the
part.  I know its rubber bushing, but is that the name
the dealer will go by?
--- EUROROC II <flaatr@yahoo.com> wrote:
> yes there is a hole. The cable end is hook shaped
> and fits into a rubber 
> bushing... Once again, there is a hole at the top of
> the pedal assemble, 
> there is a rubber bushing that fist in the hole and
> secures / aligns the 
> cable end into the pedal.
> 
> think you may be close
> 
> raffi
> 
> 
> At 02:26 PM 2/28/2002 -0800, you wrote:
> >Today I decided to check pedal assembly and I found
> >out that the top of the gas pedal has a hole where
> a
> >cable goes through it (I think? Verify this for me)
> I
> >am thinking that the cable that went through the
> hole
> >snaped because when I held the cable between the
> hole
> >it functioned as a normal.  I didn't get a chance
> to
> >start the car with it held, but I hope maybe this
> is
> >the problem and is easy to fix.  THe cable felt
> >borken.
> >--- Euroroc II <flaatr@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > Yes replacing the throttle cable is fine
> solution if
> > > it was just a broken
> > > cable but there is the issue of the high idle to
> > > deal with...
> > >
> > > Andrew,
> > > Did you check out the other things we mentioned
> like
> > > the throttle body
> > > valves closing? and the spring tension when you
> open
> > > and close the throttle
> > > body by hand with the throttle cable removed?
> Give
> > > it another read and try
> > > a few of the steps, let us know what you find.
> > >
> > > Don't worry we'll fix it
> > > -raffi
> > >
> > > At 04:18 PM 2/26/02 -0600, you wrote:
> > > >well the last time this occured to me it was
> simply
> > > the end of the cable
> > > >that attaches to the pedal that sbnapped off,
> > > replacing the cable should
> > > >remedy this really simple problem.
> > > >
> > > >ATS - Patrick
> > > >
> > > >=>-----Original Message-----
> > > >=>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> > > >=>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On
> Behalf
> > > Of Andrew Wong
> > > >=>Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 3:02 PM
> > > >=>To: EUROROC II; Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > >=>Subject: Re: Help, my gas pedal won't move up
> > > >=>
> > > >=>
> > > >=>The pedal just went down and doesn't come up
> when
> > > I
> > > >=>try to bring it back up it falls back down
> > > >=>--- EUROROC II <flaatr@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > >=>> This seems like the best coarse of action.
> > > Remove
> > > >=>> the clip and the
> > > >=>> accelerator cable from the throttle body
> and
> > > test
> > > >=>> the spring. Start the
> > > >=>> car... Does it idle normal? if yes check
> for
> > > binding
> > > >=>> on the throttle cable,
> > > >=>> the cable should move smoothly in and out.
> If
> > > no
> > > >=>> remove the boot over the
> > > >=>> throttle body and look inside, are both
> valves
> > > >=>> closed? Moving the linkage
> > > >=>> should open the small valve first and then
> as
> > > you go
> > > >=>> further the secondary,
> > > >=>> larger valve, you'll feel more tension when
> you
> > > hit
> > > >=>> the point where the
> > > >=>> second valve begins to open. moving slowly
> > > close the
> > > >=>> throttle body, do both
> > > >=>> valves close in reverse order? If something
> is
> > > >=>> binding the valves from
> > > >=>> closing that your problem.
> > > >=>>
> > > >=>> This will at least help you identify if the
> > > problem
> > > >=>> is in the throttle body
> > > >=>> or in the cable, there are no springs on
> the
> > > >=>> throttle pedal, that's why the
> > > >=>> pedal falling to the floor sounds like a
> broken
> > > >=>> cable but the idle speed
> > > >=>> going up in this case doesn't add up to a
> > > cable.
> > > >=>>
> > > >=>> One more thing does the pedal work at all?
> I
> > > mean if
> > > >=>> you lift it up does
> > > >=>> the idle go down to normal? You may have
> > > already
> > > >=>> answered this but I'm on a
> > > >=>> roll... The cable attaches to the pedal via
> a
> > > small
> > > >=>> rubber bushing. maybe
> > > >=>> the cable came off, it kinda has a hook
> shape
> > > and
> > > >=>> might be hooked to
> > > >=>> something. remove the panel under the dash
> and
> > > get a
> > > >=>> flashlight and you'll
> > > >=>> see what I'm talking about.
> > > >=>>
> > > >=>> -Raffi
> > > >=>>
> > > >=>> At 04:35 PM 2/25/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> > > >=>> >First, check the accelerator cable to see
> if
> > > it's
> > > >=>> binding and won't
> > > >=>> >release.  Next, check the linkage on the
> > > throttle
> > > >=>> body.  See if it will
> > > >=>> >open and close.  There should be quite a
> bit
> > > of
> > > >=>> spring tension on
> > > >=>> >opening.  If there is no tension, the
> spring
> > > may
> > > >=>> have broken, become
> > > >=>> >disconnected or the shaft is binding. 
> Take a
> > > look
> > > >=>> and see.  If the
> > > >=>> >linkage won't move at all, take off the
> air
> > > tube to
> > > >=>> see if something got
> > > >=>> >stuck in the plates.  Cleaning the
> linkages
> > > with an
> > > >=>> oily solvent like
> > > >=>> >WD-40 might not be a bad idea. If you have
> a
> > > cat
> > > >=>> and it works (and you
> > > >=>> >plan to keep it that way), don't spray a
> lot
> > > of the
> > > >=>> stuff into the
> > > >=>> >intake manifold!
> > > >=>> >
> > > >=>> >Good Luck,
> > > >=>> >Erik L
> > > >=>> >
> > > >=>> >
> > > >=>> >----- Original Message -----
> > > >=>> >From: "Andrew Wong" <mkii_84@yahoo.com>
> > > >=>> >Subject: Help, my gas pedal won't move up
> > > >=>> >
> > > >=>> >
> > > >=>> > > I went to move my 84 to the driveway
> today
> > > and
> > > >=>> while
> > > >=>> > > parking the rpms shot up and I shut off
> the
> > > car,
> > > >=>> but
> > > >=>> > > now I can't drive it.  I started it
> again
> 
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-Andrew Wong 
1984 Black Scirocco(stock)
1987 White Quantum wagon (Stock with auto)
aw614.topcities.com/1984.htm

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