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How to repair broken Throttle Cable Linkage?

Old Jun 8, 2024 | 02:21 PM
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Default How to repair broken Throttle Cable Linkage?

Has this repair kit worked for anyone with the '92 3.9l Dakota? I can't tell from the Amazon photos whether it is exactly the same. It's for a '97 Ram but it's the closest thing I've been able to find.
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My truck has a strange no-start condition detailed in some posts I made last year which occurs predominately in the summer. I was struggling to start it after work a couple days ago when I decided to give it some starting fluid to rule out some no-start causes. When I pulled on the Throttle Valve Cable, the black plastic linkage broke. I could tell it was superglued together by the previous owner. (I am hoping if it was glued in a way that shortened or lengthened the cable that it is the cause of my issues, because I have not found the cause and neither has my mechanic or anybody else who has looked at the vehicle).

Anyway... I'm going to superglue it again and hope that I can get it started and bring it home. Anywhere to go from there? Never installed these before and it requires precision. Also can't find the part. May just keep it superglued, I don't know.


 

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Instead of yet another repair, why not just replace the cable????
 
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Instead of yet another repair, why not just replace the cable????
  1. Can't find a replacement Throttle Valve Cable on O'Reilly, Rockauto or Amazon.
  2. Don't know much about replacing them. Might be easier just to fasten it back together? Idk lol
  3. Don't have a cable today and wanna get truck home, might as well just try supergluing it like the previous owner.
 
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Originally Posted by Arkansas_Dan
  1. Can't find a replacement Throttle Valve Cable on O'Reilly, Rockauto or Amazon.
  2. Don't know much about replacing them. Might be easier just to fasten it back together? Idk lol
  3. Don't have a cable today and wanna get truck home, might as well just try supergluing it like the previous owner.
Necessity is the mother of invention. Glue is worth a shot at least.

Amazon Amazon
has Genuine Mopar cables......
 
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