Trottle pedal lose

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Robmk1

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34 posts

258 months

Tuesday 25th March 2003
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My throttle pedal on my s1 moves left to right and can be a little unnerving under foot as it feels lose. Its probably not going to come off but is there anyway of stopping the movement?,

and could this be the course of a rattly sound when taking foot off pedal and slowing down?, when i put my foot slightly back on the trottle pedal it stops

DanH

12,287 posts

261 months

Tuesday 25th March 2003
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Think there is a nut you can tighten down there. Bit of threadlock might not go amiss either. I'd sort it, as it could come off.

milesforrest

47 posts

263 months

Wednesday 26th March 2003
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"rattly sound when taking foot off pedal"

I know exactly what you mean. It is difficult to describe but you look at the mechanism for pulling the cable, when the pivoting part comes to a rest (peddle released) it comes into contact with the bracket holding the assembly. I used a thin bit of rubbery black tape to cushion the point that touch. The whole assembly throttle linkage is a "bit" flimsy!

nick_houghton

54 posts

256 months

Wednesday 26th March 2003
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rob, it's a damn common problem cos of the way the throttle linkage is designed.

more on www.elises.co.uk and on morgan's site - www.sandercock.com

morgan sells a replacement linkage set too, though you can get a full replacement kit from lotus for less than a tenner. note that you'll need a friend to help set the cable up at the TB whilst you fiddle in the lotus position in the footwell....

nick