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Throttle Relaxer Assembly Adjustment

Important:  The throttle body, accelerator pedal, and cruise control cables must be fully installed before making adjustments.

  1. Remove the throttle body lever cover.
  2. Unlock the throttle body cable and cruise control cable adjuster (1).
    Fig 1: Unlocking Throttle Body Cable And Cruise Control Cable Adjuster
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  3. Hold throttle body lever firmly at stop/idle position.
  4. Pull the throttle body cable assembly just rearward of the adjuster lock to remove slack from cable.

    Important:  Do not disturb cable after removing slack.

  5. Lock the throttle body cable adjuster (1).
  6. Hold throttle body lever firmly at stop/idle position.
  7. Pull the cruise control cable assembly just rearward of the adjuster lock to remove slack from cable.

    Important:  Do not disturb cable after removing slack.

  8. Lock the throttle body cable adjuster (1).

    Important:  Cables should never be adjusted so tight that tension from the cable will not allow the throttle to close completely. If the cable is adjusted too tightly, the cable will prevent the engine from returning to idle and will cause unstable idle quality.

  9. Using a scan tool, check the throttle angle. When the accelerator is fully depressed the throttle angle should read 100 percent. When the accelerator is released the throttle angle should read 0 percent. If proper results are not obtained, check cables for kinks or damage and repeat the procedure.