What the heck is this? Gas pedal help!

[E-CLIPS97]

Hey all.

My project 96 continues. So, I was up under the dash removing some wiring and happened to notice this little beauty. Clearly I don't think the factory sent out their gas pedal assemblies with wire wrapped around the top of the gas pedal assembly, then looped through a large washer.

Its been a while since I have worked on eclipses. Can someone tell me what is missing and/or needed to fix this mess? I would assume a whole new assembly, but I am wondering if maybe it might need something else...

Thoughts?

 

[Archer Fabrications]

looks like someone tried to ghetto ground something. trace it back to where it comes from. if it has nothing at the end of it just get rid of it.

 

[miliman13]

Wow that looks very performance based. So it's suppose to look like this

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It looks like it was rigged to work, but you can find a replacement at a junky yard, i had to do the same, if not STM has one

STM: OEM MITSUBISHI NON CRUISE THROTTLE CABLES | 90-99 DSM

looks like someone tried to ghetto ground something. trace it back to where it comes from. if it has nothing at the end of it just get rid of it.

"wire wrapped around the top of the gas pedal assembly"""

 

[E-CLIPS97]

looks like someone tried to ghetto ground something. trace it back to where it comes from. if it has nothing at the end of it just get rid of it.

My thought was that they are holding the throttle cable to the gas pedal because something broke on it. I cant tell because of the gigantic washer in the way haha.

 

[miliman13]

My thought was that they are holding the throttle cable to the gas pedal because something broke on it. I cant tell because of the gigantic washer in the way haha.

Yeah it looks like the ball at the end of the cable broke, or the pedal assembly itself was damaged to were it couldn't hold the ball.

 

[ebailey95]

Looks like the small yellow clip that holds the ball to the pedal broke and got replaced with a washer. Check any junk yard for any model eclipse you can snag that from.

 

[NHerron]

That's an easy fix, go to a yard and pick one out. Hell even one from a different car would work with a little bit of modding...


The PO must have been revving the piss out it impressing the girlies at the Mall parking lot, and the pedal bracket breaking is the engines' way of saying f*** you driver

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Ohhhhh it's the throttle cable!!!!

 

[NHerron]

You smoke too much urb..

 

[E-CLIPS97]

That's an easy fix, go to a yard and pick one out. Hell even one from a different car would work with a little bit of modding...


The PO must have been revving the piss out it impressing the girlies at the Mall parking lot, and the pedal bracket breaking is the engines' way of saying f*** you driver

Hahaha that's funny.

So I just need to replace the yellow ball? Or the whole throttle cable? And I would assume that cable is under tension...if I remove that washer and wire, is the throttle cable going to fly back through the firewall if I don't hold onto it?

 

[NHerron]

As per factory specs, it should not be under tension whatsoever. That tension is set by loosening the two 10mm bolts holding throttle cable to intake manifold then sliding the bracket back.

It looks to me the throttle bracket is damaged and can't hold the ball, so replace the part which the actual rubber pedal attaches to

 

[Archer Fabrications]

You smoke too much urb..

Ive just never seen anything like that. The throttle cable isnt copper wire. Wasnt een sure what i was looking at. Usually pictures with more contrast tell more of the story.

 

[miliman13]

Hahaha that's funny.

So I just need to replace the yellow ball? Or the whole throttle cable? And I would assume that cable is under tension...if I remove that washer and wire, is the throttle cable going to fly back through the firewall if I don't hold onto it?

it's easy as pie just remove the cable, and replace it its not under load or tension, that wire should lead to your throttle or your cruise control.

 

[NHerron]

Just playing around urban. No worries.

I forgot about cruise assembly. Pull on the end of the cable at the pedal and see how easy it is to remove. Maybe the last guy screwed up the cruise junction box thing under the hood near firewall.

 

[E-CLIPS97]

Just playing around urban. No worries.

I forgot about cruise assembly. Pull on the end of the cable at the pedal and see how easy it is to remove. Maybe the last guy screwed up the cruise junction box thing under the hood near firewall.

Keeping in mind this is a 420A, are you referring to the black box mounted to the firewall on the passenger side near the strut tower?

 

[miliman13]

Keeping in mind this is a 420A, are you referring to the black box mounted to the firewall on the passenger side near the strut tower?

Yes, one cable from pedal to black box, another from cruise control unit to box, 3rd a cable from box to throttle, all models have this box. Not identical, but they perform identical task. .. .. just go fix it already.

 

[E-CLIPS97]

just go fix it already.

working on it. This car has needed lots of attention. So many things that need to be fixed with it. This is just added to the list.