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| Ace Le Count |
 Jun 2 2026, 01:33 PM
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Looking for 4712908713  Group: Members Posts: 196 Joined: 20-February 18 From: Golden Valley, AZ Member No.: 21,910 Region Association: None  |
Okay friends, now we've got another item of concern on my 73. The throttle cable was tight. So I pulled the board to reveal the cluster. The throttle "cam?" I guess that's what you call it. Or linkage...
Anyways, it was bent into the center tunnel. It doesn't have that tight, crisp feel. Instead, it's really wobbly. Maybe I should get in touch with Bruce Stone...  |
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| DennisV |
Jun 2 2026, 02:09 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 965 Joined: 8-August 20 From: Santa Rosa, CA Member No.: 24,575 Region Association: Northern California 
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QUOTE(Ace Le Count @ Jun 2 2026, 12:33 PM)  Okay friends, now we've got another item of concern on my 73. The throttle cable was tight. So I pulled the board to reveal the cluster. The throttle "cam?" I guess that's what you call it. Or linkage... Anyways, it was bent into the center tunnel. It doesn't have that tight, crisp feel. Instead, it's really wobbly. Maybe I should get in touch with Bruce Stone... You could try to bend it back. Also make sure that you still have bearing sleeves in the pedal box. |
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| 914werke |
Jun 2 2026, 02:14 PM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 11,675 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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Typically this means the plastic bushes are shot.
The common solution is to rebuild the cluster with Bronze bushes. The bigger question is perhaps why they are shot, age? just plain worn out or leakage (brake MC) which will soften & destroy the OG bushes. Your pic looks pretty dry? But you have to pull it to really tell |
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| brant |
Jun 2 2026, 03:41 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,202 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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New owners always get deferred maintenance
Expect all of the other maintenance items suck as brake fluid, still need to be done |
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| Cfletch |
Jun 2 2026, 03:46 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 243 Joined: 30-January 14 From: Santa Barbara Member No.: 16,941 Region Association: Southern California |
I have this issue currently on mine and the bushings are all new bronze. My bracket, pivot for the cable is/was bent. I have rebent it a handful of times and it just slowly keeps going back to where it wants to be, bent.
If you experience this again I would say to replace that piece with new or maybe go with JWests piece thats way more heavy duty. My pedal is hooked up to fresh webers with some new return springs and it just bends back after like 2 drives, gets frustrating because the cable then weirdly interferes with the clutch cable and that whole connection point. |
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| sixaddict |
Jun 2 2026, 04:26 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,069 Joined: 22-January 09 From: Panama City Beach, FL Member No.: 9,961 Region Association: South East States
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Many moons ago,this started happening in an original six and eventually result in a full on stuck accelerator at an AX….…fortunately my young ( at the time ) brain turn off the key. This was the last time I bent it straight. ……Not an expert, but I replaced it and feel that’s the only solution.
May not be as easy to find today, but this is one I wouldn’t delay fixing. |
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| Cfletch |
Jun 2 2026, 04:50 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 243 Joined: 30-January 14 From: Santa Barbara Member No.: 16,941 Region Association: Southern California |
Stock is ~100 new
Jwest ~150 and you dont need to ever worry about bending it. Stock number I believe is: 901-423-250-02 |
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| Shivers |
Jun 2 2026, 05:05 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3,429 Joined: 19-October 20 From: La Quinta, CA Member No.: 24,781 Region Association: Southern California |
I just did this a little while ago. Got the brass bushings and it all when together well.
Mr. Stone does the coolest mod on the throttle. From a video I watched he does not use the bushing, he installs a sealed bearing. You may need to request that mod. And it is all powder coated, I used paint. He does a great job. I'm just cheap.     |
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