308 Throttle cable sticking

I fixed mine by lubing at the cable at the throttle body ( engine end )

Dan

 

Shoot some lube intot he engine end of the cable housing easiest access and some on the arm on the throttle body that the cable is connected to.

Good luck

 

First of all, check to be sure it's not the floor mat. Don't laugh, this has happened to MANY people before.

Next, disconnect the cable at the engine end to determine what is sticking. Is it the cable, or the throttle assembly at the engine?

Birdman

 

I had a similar problem last year with my 308. I did the usual wd40 in several places and what I found was the inside of the throttle arm needed a little light grease not just oil, it was dry and the roller was dragging. See photo to see exactly where I put a little light grease. No problem since.
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Agreed. May as well lube the entire system too.

Make sure driver side floormat is not causing any problems.

Go to your local motorcycle shop and get a cable lube kit. i find removing the front section of the center driver/passenger separator console (four easy screws) allows access to the cable. Attach motorcycle cable lube kit piese there and shott lube in it until lube comes out engine side.

Lube all moving throttle bits while you are down there.

At the engine compartment side of life, lube the moving bits there.

Even after all that, i find the throttle arm can cause sticking from time to time.

 

Hello,

maybe the throttle cable is frayed, where it goes into the sleeve. I had this some years ago. Pedal became sticky; I lubed all and after this all was fine. Some weeks later the throttle cable snapped.
You couldn't see any cable damage from the outside. The snap happened inside the sleeve just where it disappears inside the sleeve ( carburettor end )

Best Regards from Germany

Martin

 

firstly... which car? Carbs or Injection?

Carb car could have any number of sticky parts of linkage.

I've found high mileage or neglected/deferred maintenance cars can suffer from worn throttle cable... the innner cable actually cuts a channel in the outer (at the bend near the cam cover)... for a temporary fix, you can try twisting the outer 180 degrees to see if it helps or not, but the only long term fix is a new cable.

Simple solution.... get your car/s serviced regularly by someone that knows what they're doing with these, and things like this won't happen as it's all part of preventative maintenance....

 

If the cable seems OK then check to see if the roller bearing has been “Flat” spotted from wear. This happens once it fails to turn.. ends up sliding which makes it worse.. See attached. You can try and replace it.. I just put a washer under mine so that the flat spot was no longer in the throttle slide. Good luck.
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yes mine was sticking on my old 308 and it was frayed almost into inside. it's a cheap fix


you can get one overnighted from T. Rutlands in Alanta

 

Sticking linkage this weekend following removal of the assembly for paint of the throttle body intake and air plenum. I better lubricated the linkage and seem to have better action, but I am confused about torque (or locking technique) on the 14mm bolt which retains the roller bearing channel. If it is tightened, the linkage will not move. When loose throttle action is smooth, but the bolt walks out with throttle movement. The nut on the butterfly valve is captive with a bent tab on a D shaft. Should the bolt be secured with loctite or am I missing some captive device?

 

Thank you a lot. I had this problem this week, and thought it was much complicated to solve.