So,
Our Astro (2000 LS, AWD) did it's best Prius impersonation last weekend - the throttle cable snapped while my wife was driving the van and the throttle stuck wide open. After a fair bit of drama, she managed to safely stop the vehicle. The police and fire responded to her 911 call as the front brakes caught fire after she stopped. It took her a few minutes to realize to put the trans in neutral.
The throttle is still stuck open.
I opened the hood and noticed the throttle cable had a big kink in it, which undoubtedly led to wear on the cable, eventual fraying and breakage. I'm assuming the frayed end is stuck in the kink, holding the throttle open.
Anyway, can someone tell me how to remove and replace the cable?
Lessons learned so far:
1) Make sure that cable is properly routed after any work under the hood. Who knows who bent the cable and how long it had been bent.
2) Tell all the drivers in your household to put trans in neutral in any runaway situation.
Thanks
Our Astro (2000 LS, AWD) did it's best Prius impersonation last weekend - the throttle cable snapped while my wife was driving the van and the throttle stuck wide open. After a fair bit of drama, she managed to safely stop the vehicle. The police and fire responded to her 911 call as the front brakes caught fire after she stopped. It took her a few minutes to realize to put the trans in neutral.
The throttle is still stuck open.
I opened the hood and noticed the throttle cable had a big kink in it, which undoubtedly led to wear on the cable, eventual fraying and breakage. I'm assuming the frayed end is stuck in the kink, holding the throttle open.
Anyway, can someone tell me how to remove and replace the cable?
Lessons learned so far:
1) Make sure that cable is properly routed after any work under the hood. Who knows who bent the cable and how long it had been bent.
2) Tell all the drivers in your household to put trans in neutral in any runaway situation.
Thanks