Installed my new BBK 75 MM TB this evening. I seemd to have loosened the slack in the throttle cable. I have looked at my haynes manual on how to adjust, but it isn't very clear. Is there a way to adjust this cable other than putting a spacer in at the pedal?

Thanks for any assistance!!!

JBRIII

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97 SC XLT 4.6L
K&N Gen II FIPK
75MM BBK TB
Gibson Super Truck Exhaust
Hypertech Chip
Steel Horse Upper and Lower Billet Grille's

 

Thought about using a lead sinker. Any other ideas?

JBRIII

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97 SC XLT 4.6L
K&N Gen II FIPK
75MM BBK TB
Gibson Super Truck Exhaust
Hypertech Chip
Steel Horse Upper and Lower Billet Grille's

 

That lead sinker idea works. I needed to set the automatic transmission gear indicator on a Dodge Dakota I had and the dealer wanted $65 to do the job. I didn't have a lead sinker so I tore the lead end off of a 22 caliber bullet and put a notch in it to wrap around the shift indicator cable.

On my 97 F-150 I took the slack out of the throttle linkage by placing a bolt, washers and a nut over the throttle linkage just behind the pedal.

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97 F-150, 2WD, Reg Cab,Flareside,Dk Toreador Red, Windsor 4.6, Magnecor 8.5mm wires, Bosch Plat +4s, 3.55 LS, EGR Bug Deflector, ******* Bed Cover, Bed Liner, XL Full Length Running Boards, Air Aid Kit, Gibson Single Out Cat Back, Superchips, TransGo Shift Kit, Hellwig Rear Sway Bar, Hellwig 2500# Overload Springs,Energy Suspension Polyurethane Front Sway Bar Bushings, 265 70 16 tires, Rancho RS9000 shocks

 

The lead will wear out soon, it's very soft. I used a brass nut with a slit cut across it. After slipping it over the cable, through the slit, it is malleable enough to be squeezed tight.

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2000 F-150 XL,RC,LB,5.4,4R70W,3.55LS,
Class III tow/Payload #3/Convenience pkgs.,
4-wheel disc/ABS,Chestnut/Parchment 40/60,
Ford bedliner & gas/wheel/spare locks,
3" cold air box modification, Superchip,
Dynomax ultra-flow welded 3" cat-back,
3" exit Y-pipe, Hellwig rear anti-sway bar,
Rancho RS9000s.

 

Go to your local autoparts store. They have a HELP parts section. There is a part that looks like a pipe with a hole in it and a screw on the top. THey are only about 1" at the largest. Get one of those, cut the cable at the pedal end and put this on there. Then adjust.

Here is another way:
http://www.mustangworld.com/ourpics/fcar/99pedals.htm

 

I used the sinkers. It took two to adjust it to the correct length. Seems to be working great. The sinkers were lead free - made from tin. Do you think they'll hold up for a while?

JBRIII

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97 SC XLT 4.6L
K&N Gen II FIPK
75MM BBK TB
Gibson Super Truck Exhaust
Hypertech Chip
Steel Horse Upper and Lower Billet Grille's