fruitcakesa

More cold weather blues. Today I went to start my 95 CTD so I could move it and plow the snow that had piled up after yesterdays storm. Being cold I was pushing on the pedal to up the rpms on starting and suddenly the pedal was loose and I could see the cable sticking out and not returning. I went under the hood and lubed all the pivots on the linkage and took off the return spring to see if it was faulty. Still no go. I was able to manually move the linkage and started the truck and warmed it up thinking maybe things would release when warm. Not. Anybody have any ideas. I am going to search also. Thanks
Andrew

bob4x4

Ther is a recall on the cable and ball studs and sockets.

Bob

88bird

yup take it to the dealer and they'll fix you up..... it's a safety recall so it is a FREE fix.... don't pay them anything....

Sidewinder

It's only free the first time. If the recall has already been done then you will have to pay.

Check with the dealer if it has not been done they will replace the cable and ball linkages for free. The inner cable is known to fray and get stuck inside.

TxDiesel007

THis is true

i had mine done, but the cable still stays attatched, i know mine wasnt removed... It adds the little ball and socket deal and it works fairly well. It has not gotten stuck on me yet...

Rick

88bird

mine's been replaced 3 times already....for free.... they can NEVER charge for something that was origionally a safety recall....

fruitcakesa

Does the dealer do the installation as well as the part replacement?

fruitcakesa

I called the dealer and he said the truck had it replaced in 2001. He also said it was a one time deal. The recall kit is 30 bucks so I am getting it. In the meantime I put a spring on the cable pivot and hooked it in a hole I drilled on fan shroud.

Sidewinder

The idea of the recall is that they fix the problem not just install the same part again. Once it is "fixed" (usually with some different or modified parts) the safety is no longer supposed to be an issue and so no more repairs - and no need to do it more than once.

Thats the theory anyway.

88bird

ya in theory everything works correctly.... mine was done back in 2000, 2003 and last year 2006, when i called in (the throttle cable snapped going down the main road in my town and would do nothing but idle thank God) to the dealer and they told me each time the safety recall had been done.... they told me to "drive it in and we'll get you going" easier said than done when the only dealer that had the part was 20 miles away.... after a rollback took me there they replaced the parts FREE OF CHARGE for the third time (according to them and their fancy warranty computers) all i had to do was buy me a Mt Dew while waiting....