Hello again my information friends,
I have a 89 240DL (5 speed) in prestine condition, it was
well kept and always garaged, this cars gas
pedal is very easy to press and a pleasure to
drive.
I also have a 91 240 (automatic) which is my fixer upper,
I just fixed the odometer with information from
this site (thanks folks), this car's gas pedal is
harder to push.
Any advice on how to make the pedal softer to push.
Thank in advance,
Joseph Segura
For what its worth, I had a rather hairy experience in a 760 GLE TD. Had
bought it the month before. Was coming over an overpass of a local freeway
with traffic front and back, and both sides. The hill had a sharp
incline... too match traffic I pushed the accelerator farther than usual...
and it stuck down, with slack, meaning I couldn't pull it back with the
foot. So with a combination of brakes and ignition key I kept the vehicle
roughly in pace with the traffic... most people would have had an accident
at this point I think, as the traffic was around 40mph, with tight spacing
between cars.
Anyway... got it to safe point and pulled over. Tracing the engine side, I
found the throttle plate that the accelerator cable was controlling. It was
spring loaded, which provided the movement back through the firewall. It
had caught on a recently done replacement of all hoses (before I bought it).
One had to depress the accelerator beyond a certain point for the plate to
catch on water hose which was routed over the plate. A zip tie fixed it.
Point is, do a bit of checking as to what might be binding. Could be the
cable itself, could be what the cable operates. You may be able to tell with
some quick checks... in your driveway. If its the cable binding, either due
to lack of lube, or whatever, you may have to replace it if you can't force
lube into it. If there is a kink in the cable (probably not), you'd also
have to replace it. But there is a good chance you can figure out the
problem. Could also be the spring return is caught or too stiff.
