Sticky Throttle Pedal

Knoxville_R/T · Post by **Knoxville_R/T** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 1:10 pm

It seems that ever since I installed my mpx 60mm tb my throttle pedal will stick. Anyone esle have this problem/shed some light on a fix for it. Thanks

tamadrumr88 · Post by **tamadrumr88** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 2:15 pm

yup. get used to it

its not that the throttle is sticky, its just more sensitive (though i have found that that first 1/2" of the pedal does seem to stick sometimes, to the point where you give it more gas and overcompensate)

Knoxville_R/T · Post by **Knoxville_R/T** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:14 pm

up that is what I am talking about. I ahve to press harder at first and then it just fgoes out of no where.

J8t4m · Post by **J8t4m** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:43 am

when i first installed mine - It was sticky - But now its a hair trigger - Its as smooth as the stock pulley

How long have you had it installed ?

Knoxville_R/T · Post by **Knoxville_R/T** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 9:24 am

about 2 months. It seems to come and go. I was just over it yesterday is why i posted. It is gone right now. But will most likely come back. Oh well

J8t4m · Post by **J8t4m** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:03 pm

Weird . . . could be the weather ?

You might wanna oil the hinge pin that the throttle plater sits on . . .

nodestiny · Post by **nodestiny** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:51 pm

Sand the edges of the TB plate. Thats what lorenzo tells people to do, and it works.

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:32 pm

nodestiny wrote:Sand the edges of the TB plate. Thats what lorenzo tells people to do, and it works.

is that what you did to yours? that one was really smooth...

Knoxville_R/T · Post by **Knoxville_R/T** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:37 pm

the plate that you refer to is the one the cables attach to correct?

OB · Post by OB » Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:51 pm

I have a bit of a problem with the pedal stickin too, but its not 60mm tb related, so i apologize ahead of time for slightly swaying off topic. heres my interesting dilemma:

normally when i drive my pedal is fairly tight (SEE loose cable in how-to), and doesnt feel bad at all. however ive noticed that usually, but not always, in (usually) COLD weather the pedal sometimes gets SUPER stiff, almost like a brake pedal (no joke). The wierd thing is, when i push down hard, the pedal seems to loosen up quite a bit, but only within the range that i press into it. Kinda hard to understand, but basically, if its stiff, and i push the pedal in HALW WAY and release it, then push again, its loose (normal) again up to the point where i pushed last. If i try to go from that "half" point to WOT, its again stiff. anyone know what the F is goin on here?

seeing as how there isnt any fluid/hydraulic system involved in the throttle, i cant imagine how it could feel one way and then totally change. and the way it loosens with a good amount of pressure just puzzles me.

BTW: this has been happening since BEFORE i added the throttle cable spacer, so it doesnt have anything to do with that.

dawm · Post by **dawm** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 1:05 pm

um, it does that with the stock tb, atleast on every 2g and srt ive driven with stock/aftermarket tbs. its in the pedal to my knowledge.. my new pedals dont do it tho (04 srt nubbies)

OB · Post by OB » Wed Mar 15, 2006 5:33 pm

the question is WHY...

dawm · Post by **dawm** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 6:07 pm

orangeblastsxt wrote:the question is WHY...

bad pivot? excess plastic/metal on the pedal? i dont know, i dont care, i dont have it anymore =)

OB · Post by OB » Wed Mar 15, 2006 8:26 pm

dawm wrote:
orangeblastsxt wrote:the question is WHY...
bad pivot? excess plastic/metal on the pedal? i dont know, i dont care, i dont have it anymore =)

congratulations...