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Throttle sticks until clutch pedal depressed


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My car has a sticky accelerator and I don't understand why the clutch

pedal being depressed remedies the problem. Anyone else have this

issue

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Guest Anonymous

I just changed my clutch master cylinder and noticed a similar stiction

effect on my gass pedal upon reassembly. What happend was the

accelerator lever was rubbing the clutch slave cylinder and binding a

little. I think the bar from the pedal was bent a little when I removed

some of the parts so I bent it back away from the clutch slave cylinder

and everything was smooth as silk. Check it out from below and see if

anything is binding the accelerator lever.

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The accel linkage is binding on the clutch slave cyl. You will probably need to slightly re-shape the accelerator arm underneath the car to clear the clutch slave. Also check the condition of your motor and tranny mounts.

My first 02 did that.

I was on the skidpad with an instructor in the passenger seat.

He tells me to "lift" off the throttle.

I do, but the car keeps going.

He YELLS at me to "lift".

This time I lift my right leg up so that my knee is past the top of the steering wheel and I say, "I AM!!!!"

He says, "oh", and then we go to the pits and find the problem.

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