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Throttle cable loose?

Wrath

PackRatt
Elite Explorer
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Location
In the sticks!
City, State
Shingle Springs, CA
Year, Model & Trim Level
98 Sport, 5spd 4.OHV
Callsign
Pack Ratt
My throttle has been weak lately so I was prowling around here and found a few things to check (including a rather brilliant zip-tie fix), but when I got under the dash to check cable slack I discovered an entirely new problem. The bracket that the throttle pedal pivots on is spot-welded onto the firewall, but the welds had broken! I knew I was a bit of a lead foot but jeez! I was put in granny-mode. Two self-taps and some JB fixed it right up. Anyone else ever come across this?

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Update: after posting this I started finding countless posts on the same issue. No idea why they didn't show up before!
 






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