Cotter pin on FJ62 throttle, WHY????

[93561Cruiser]

I decided to look at fixing the cruise control on my new FJ62 today. I noticed this cotter pin that looked responsible for the cruise control cable breaking. This cotter pin is also damaging the throttle cable. In fact I took a movie with my camera and noticed that the throttle isn't opening all the way because of this cotter pin. I looked in the FSM and didn't see anything about this cotter pin. Anyone know why it's there?

 

[agent orange]

There is supposed to be a little cylinder crimped onto the end of the throttle cable that will lock into the holes on the throttle. I bet that either that broke off at some point or the PO put in some non-OEM cable and had to afro-engineer a new way to attach it. I bet you could get a new throttle cable from Cdan for not too much coin.

Edit: is the pin actually at the end of the cable or is it just sitting in the middle rubbing on stuff? If it is just sitting there maybe you could pull it.

 

[93561Cruiser]

Edit: is the pin actually at the end of the cable or is it just sitting in the middle rubbing on stuff? If it is just sitting there maybe you could pull it.

It's just sitting there getting in the way. The throttle cable looks stock.

The cruise control cable has a loop at the end that's looped around the end of the throttle cable. I was thinking that the pin was to help keep the cruise control cable from falling out of the groove.

If it isn't stock, then it's gone.

 

[weak-link]

pull it out and drive it

 

[93561Cruiser]

So, the cotter pin is not a stock part???

 

[weak-link]

So, the cotter pin is not a stock part???

I don't have one on mine, looks like your only getting half throttle

 

[weak-link]

run it without and see what happens, if anything its just a cotter pin.

 

[VIRGINIA*ROCKCRAWLER]

PREVIOUS OWNER PUT IT THERE TO SLOW HIS WIFE DOWN AND SAVE GAS

 

[93561Cruiser]

So I took the cotter pin out. The Cruiser actually drives better. The auto trans works much better now too (not enough to save it) . I guess the kick down cable wasn't being pulled out enough with the limit on the throttle cable.

 

[weak-link]

nice

 

[cruiser88]

So, the cotter pin is not a stock part???

nope