Important point here: There are no cables on your throttle linkage. Its all mechanical linkage.
As others have said, ATF is the lubricant to use. You should first take several pictures of the linkage so you can put it back the way it was before you started. Then, remove each piece one by one. Clean both ball and socket using a tooth brush, end of a rag, or anything else that might get into the sockets. Use ATF as the cleaner as well as lube. Finally, remove the accelerator pedal. There is a clip at the bottom where it connects to the floor. Slide it off the linkage shaft it rides on... lubricate the shaft with some white grease. You might need to replace the little plastic piece on the back of the pedal that rides on the shaft... its cheap. In fact, the whole pedal is cheap if its falling apart. Before starting the engine... carefully check the linkage is installed properly, returns to idle by itself, and has full range of motion. Jaime On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Euan <goneb...@paradise.net.nz> wrote: > Gentlemen > > The answer to this question is probably 'get new cables'. But here goes > anyway. > > I want to lubricate the two accelerator cables in my 300TD engine bay. Dry > cables (now 400+ K miles old) may be contributing to occasional failures of > my accelerator to return to idle. I've replaced associated struts and have > lubricated all the mini ball-joints in the linkages. > > I'm loathe to use WD40 which is the most likely to run freely between inner > and outer. But how do you get light lubricating oil to run down the length > of the cable? > > Cheers > > Euan > > Christchurch > NZ > > 1985 W123 300TD 5-spd manual > 221K miles > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
