| During the course of driving, the throttle cable may gain
some slack and will be in need of adjustment. This is particularly important
for those vehicles equipped with automatic transmission since this may
affect the shift points of the transmission.
Tools Needed:
An allen wrench set to remove the hex bolts on the throttle cable cover
14 millimeter open end wrench
Procedure:
1. This adjustment is made easier if the engine is cold and the car
has not been driven. If the engine is hot, be careful around the intake
manifold and throttle bodies since they'll be hot to the touch. To access
the throttle linkage cable, remove the four hex bolts that are holding
the throttle cable cover to the manifold (4 x 5 mm hex head) (yellow dots
in 1.).
2. The cable on the driver side is the throttle cable linkage (green
dot in 2.). The one next to it, on the passenger side, is for the
cruise control. To make the adjustment, loosen the front nut (1 x 14 mm)
(yellow dot in 2.) - counterclockwise, looking from the front. Next,
loosen the rear nut (1 x 14 mm) (red dot in 2.) - clockwise, looking
from the front. To tighten the cable linkage, pull on it, going towards
the balance tube. To loosen it, pull it towards the front of the car. It
will probably need to be tightened; once there is little slack in the linkage,
tighten both bolts, re-install the throttle cable cover and the bolts.
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