How To: Throttle Cable Adjustment

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Author: Geo

1: Make sure that the cable move smoothly with no binding or sticking before adjusting. 2: Loosen the two nuts (locknut (front one) and the adjusting nut (back one)) on the bracket holding the throttle cable.
3: Pull/slide cable back to remove the slack without moving the throttle wheel on the throttle body where the cable end attaches.
4: Hand tighten the adjusting nut and check the deflection (10-12 mm, .39-.47 in) , readjust the adjusting nut as necessary to get the proper deflection. (Be careful when checking deflection that the throttle plate is not being opened).
5: Tighten locknut and adjusting nut with a pair of wrenches after proper deflection is reached and recheck deflection one more time to make sure it hasn't changed.
6:Done.