There isn't a cable , it's all thin steel rods with ball joint ends , they need periodic lubrication , moreso if you live where they use salt on the roads or it rains a lot .
Ma 'Benz says to use ATF , I use Aerosol Chain Lube , it comes with a nifty red plastic snorkel making it easier to squirt into the ball joints as you're operating the throttle with your other hand .
On the firewall is a plastic bushing thing that must not have *any* play , it is made to rotate but as it ages it often lifts up a bit when the throttle is depressed , this means you need another one , new or good used , I've seen them made from chunks of scrap plastic and so on , IMO the correct part works best because it's designed to pivot and allow the engine's normal movement .
There's always plenty of new new ones on junked Mercedes .
Get all the rod balls well lubed up before touching , repairing or adjusting anything else .
Be aware that if you attempt to ajust the rods , you'll prolly screw up the tranny shfting badly as it's all connected to - gether .
-Nate
Chris Asked :
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> I have a 75 240D that sits a lot - after sitting 6+ mos, the gas pedal is difficult to push. Â Even if I squash it really hard, it seems to act like I'm barely pressing on it. Â I thought that maybe it would be the accelerator cable & I'd have to replace it(?) but I'm not finding it anywhere online & now I'm wondering if it has a different way to move the throttle linkage.
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> Is there a cable? Â I see it coming through the firewall but I sprayed it with PB but it didn't make a difference. Â I can only get the car up to about 60 mph & if I'm going uphill it won't even do that. Â This is probably a very simple fix to some in this group but I thought turning to the wisdom here would be a good start for me.
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> Thanks,
> Chris
> 1975 240D
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