3.5L Accelerator cable

[leyero]

Hey yall, 


I have a 01 2nd gen with the 3.5L. Recently after purchasing the vehicl I noticed a lot of play in the pedal. Upon inspection the accelerator cable is pretty much shot and very overstretched. My local mechanic was able to do a zip tie fix to at least pick up some of the slack but a more permanent option is needed. No one anywhere seems to carry the part or any kind of cross referenced part. Seems like my only option is a junk yard but all that I've seen are 4.0L cars. Does anyone know if the 3.5L and 4.0L cables are the same? 

To second this, Im also wondering if anyone knows if a similar G body car or GM vehicle would have a suitable replacement? 


The part is called Cable Asm- Accelerator Control PN# 25724821

[Paulaurora]

I cant tell you 100% but all parts except engine parts 3.5 and 4.0 are exactly the same. so I think no issue getting cable from 4.0. I think Pontiacs and Buicks might have exact same thing. Your issue is not common i never seen this happen to any of my olds and I owned 8 of them and most for at list 4-6 years with high miles driven. Or any one know who had this issue.

[leyero]

Thanks for the quick reply! MY mechanic was even shocked with the amount of play in the pedal. He even noted they usually would snap before this. There a a few 4.0 cars in local junk yards I'm going to look into then for the cable.

[AmunRoo]

The throttle cable should be adjustable. There should be a section where you can adjust the length by loosening a nut and then turning it to pull on the cable.

[leyero]

Do you know where I would look for this nut? Would this be in the engine bay or in the cabin by the pedal itself?

[AuroraGirlFromMars]

Ive noticed throttle cables are usually application specific length. And the cruise cable is adjustable. Are you sure the shesthe or mounting is not incorrect? Can we see a picture? I could be wrong my reference is Buick’s