gas pedal question

[mustangmike6996 34]

Well.... long story short, I forgot I had this issue.....

 

 

I put a new throttle cable on the car and the cable end wants to twist and pull out of the pedal. Is there a clip that holds the cable end to the pedal?

 

Its been about 14 years since I took this stuff apart

 

Can you guys post some pics of what it looks like if there is

[69RavenConv 286]

Going strictly from memory here but there's just a barrel lug on the end that rests in a recess on the pedal arm. Tension from the return spring on the carb holds it in place.

[mustangmike6996 34]

Going strictly from memory here but there's just a barrel lug on the end that rests in a recess on the pedal arm. Tension from the return spring on the carb holds it in place.

 

Maybe I need more return spring on the carb... If I "burp" the throttle and let it close fast, the cable will pop out of the resting spot

[1969_Mach1 333]

The barrel end stays in mine okay. But I can tell it won't take much to slip through the elongated hole. To ensure mine cannot come out I simply used a wire tie (zip tie) in the hole on the pedal arm. The zip tie takes up enough space in the elongated hole so the barrel end on the cable cannot fit through the remaining opening. With a little creativity you can find a way to prevent the cable end from slipping through the hole. It sounds like the cable ends were crimped on the cable slightly off.

[mustangmike6996 34]

That's a great idea. I have a door panel clip in mine taking up the extra space.... I don't feel bad now.

 

I don't remember the stock cable doing this to me. Oh well. The zip tie seems like a better idea tho.

[magician 13]

Mine does it to. I have a small cotter key on mine