Sticky Throttle

[AlleyCat]

as the title suggests, the throttle stays engaged for a little longer after my foot has left it.
makes for interesting gear changing, starting to make me look like a dingbat.

i have oiled up the hinge that connects the pedal to the inside wall of the cabin. and it seemed to very temporarily cure it. but its still doing it.

any suggestions?

thanks for the help, you guys are a fountain of Mini knowledge

[anonymous-user]

This is odd. Happened to mine last week as well... maybe its that time of year where our minis are trying to tell us to buy a winter car

To 'fix' mine, when it was turned off I just gave the accelerator a few good strong pumps and pulled it up sharply as well.
Hasn't stuck since. Don't really know what caused this to happen.

• Do you have a readers cars thread?

Edited by PSBuckshot on Wednesday 28th September 12:24

[AlleyCat]

the funny thing is i have been thinking about a winter car mine doesn't enjoy the really cold starts at all!

yeah i have messed with the peddle, i even cut away the carpeting around the pedal incase that was causing it. i will have a look at the throttle cable i guess.

what do you mean about readers thread cars? is that just info on my car?

[anonymous-user]

AlleyCat said:

the funny thing is i have been thinking about a winter car mine doesn't enjoy the really cold starts at all!

yeah i have messed with the peddle, i even cut away the carpeting around the pedal incase that was causing it. i will have a look at the throttle cable i guess.

what do you mean about readers thread cars? is that just info on my car?

Mine was a bad starter, had the timing done on monday and its a little bit better.
And here is something from readers cars, this is mine. http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...

[AlleyCat]

ahh ok! nice car! ive always wanted the black number plates.

i will see about getting one of those together tonight, after i have taken some nice shots of the Min.

[anonymous-user]

You can only legally have black plates if your car is 1972 or earlier. Remember that

[R500POP]

Take everything apart, clean, check & reassemble, our 2000 Rover Cooper S did the same, stripping & cleaning did the trick.

When it sticks can you pull the throttle up manually?

[AlleyCat]

R500POP said:

Take everything apart, clean, check & reassemble, our 2000 Rover Cooper S did the same, stripping & cleaning did the trick.

When it sticks can you pull the throttle up manually?

yeah i usually kick it up when im driving, and its stuck long enough.

[R500POP]

AlleyCat said:

yeah i usually kick it up when im driving, and its stuck long enough.

So kicking it up usually indicates it's the pedal, not the cable, take pedale off & check if out, clean pivot & holes with fine wet & dry or scotchbrite, grease & reassemble.

[AlleyCat]

R500POP said:

AlleyCat said:

yeah i usually kick it up when im driving, and its stuck long enough.

So kicking it up usually indicates it's the pedal, not the cable, take pedale off & check if out, clean pivot & holes with fine wet & dry or scotchbrite, grease & reassemble.

thanks! i will try that one tonight when im back home. will let you know how i get on.

[R500POP]

AlleyCat said:

thanks! i will try that one tonight when im back home. will let you know how i get on.

Whilst the pedal is of pull the cable in & out to check it's smooth operation.

[Mrtee]

what can happen is that the lowest point of the throttle cable where it goes through the bulkhead, gets rusty and needs lubricated.

if the cable-end is frayed you will need another (inner at least) - cheap scotsman trick here - its the same as a pear-nippled (ooh-err!) bicycle brake cable - which you can buy for pennies.


take the cable off the carb(s) and pull the outer off and holding it vertical, squirt some oil down inside the outer , then slide the inner back on, this will stop it sticking where the rust and dirt build up.

I will say again though, if your throttle cable is old and rusty and frayed at the ends, get a new one.