Throttle Cable Broken?

[areus]

My throttle cable has been loose for a while, just figured out the rubber bushing that holds the gas pedal to the throttle cable is torn.

Do I need a new gas pedal assembly? Or is there a part I can buy?

[areus]

Fixed it, just put some cardboard wrapped in electrical tape and taped it to the pedal's stopper. Now the throttle is immediate.

[elecfus]

you could have just used some rubber hose, cut a small sheet out of it, cut a strip so it will slip around the cable and fitted it. sticky tape will eventually leak gunk into the cable and jam it as the adhesive flows with heat.

[everpresentnoob]

Im more partial to going to the hardware store and getting nylon spacers from the hardware aisle. they just slip over the cable and then a ziptie or two hold the in place. They wont leave goo like your tape will, or compress like some rubber hoses will.

[evildky]

Pretty sure you could just adjust the slack out at the engine end.

[areus]

To clarify, I put the cardboard on the black plastic piece that holds the pedal in place. Not the cable itself. This made the pedal's default position snug with the broken bushing.