r50chilkoot Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 On my 1998 Pathfiner r50, I noticed that the throttle cable was loose and wanted to tighten it up, only problem is, there's another cable attached to the throttle body. I assume this cable is for the cruise control. I would like to tighten up both of these cables in order to achieve better pedal response, but I am unsure whether I will mess up the cruise control. So question being, am I able to tighten up both these cables and not mess up the cruise control in any way, or if I do this will my cruise control no longer work properly? The image included shows the cables I am referring to. Keep in mind, this is not my engine. Its an image I found online, but it is the same engine as mine and has the same throttle cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 I don't think your cruise control would notice the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleFR Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Mine had like an inch of slack (3.5 though) I tightened them and the only thing that changed was I don't have to put my foot to the floor to get to 55. It took me a few days to stop peeling out at stop signs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r50chilkoot Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 Just as an update, I did tighten up the cables and there is no longer any slack in the pedal. Any pressure applied to the pedal now gives the engine throttle, as well I find that the cruise control actually is more responsive and accurate. Definetley would recommend tightening up these cables on your pathfinder if you haven't done it already 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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