Throttle Linkage Binding…72 C10
 

Just picked up this work/project truck. I need it to run while I work on it. The throttle is very sticky from the peddle, but easy from the carburetor side. It has a huge bend in it from the firewall to the throttle bracket. Can I shorten it somehow? Is this the wrong linkage? The rubber sleeve ends (between firewall and bracket) seem to be molded and I can't figure out how to shorten the section…Thanks for any advice…

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Re: Throttle Linkage Binding…72 C10
 

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Re: Throttle Linkage Binding…72 C10
 

Thanks. That's easy enough.

Re: Throttle Linkage Binding…72 C10
 

i usually lubricate old parts first b4 trying to reinvent the wheel

Re: Throttle Linkage Binding…72 C10
 

These cables are know for fraying and cutting into the outer jacket. I suspect that its strecthed from seeing the spacers in the carb side of the cable. For the price of a cable its worth replacing. I had one break on the highway I had to pull over and idle it way up just to get home.